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Another word for candid

candid Synonyms

candid

modif.

Frank
straightforward, sincere, open; see frank, honest 1.
Fair
impartial, just, upright; see fair 1.
Informal
unposed, impromptu, extemporaneous, unstudied; see extemporaneous, informal 1. See syn. study at frank.

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Another word for candid

adjective

Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech:

direct, downright, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved. (Informal) straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting. See clear, show

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The owner was candid about the things that went wrong as well as the successes.
He also took the moment to be very candid about his divorce from wife Yvette.
They were very candid portraits.
The government has been quite candid on this point.
It was a candid admission of guilt.

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