Forthright

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Direct and without evasion; straightforward: a forthright appraisal; forthright criticism.
  • adj. Archaic Proceeding straight ahead.
  • ad. Directly ahead.
  • ad. Directly and frankly.
  • ad. Archaic At once.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. straightforward; not evasive; characterized by candor and directness
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. Straight forward; in a straight direction.
  • adj. Direct; straightforward.
  • n. A straight path.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Straightforward; honest; direct; immediate: as, a forthright man; a forthright speech.
  • n. A straight or direct course.
  • Straightforward; in a direct manner; straightway.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
  • ad. directly and without evasion; not roundabout
  • Equivalent
    direct   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bright    Dwight    Knight    Night    White    Wight    Wright    alight    allright    alright   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    truthful    outspoken    businesslike    open-minded    unafraid    unreserved    courageous    curt    forceful    unequivocal