Candor synonyms and antonyms

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openness
Frankness
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veracity
Adherence to the truth; truthfulness.
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frankness
The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
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honesty (related)
The definition of honesty is the quality of being truthful.
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purity
Cleanness or clearness
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probity
Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness:
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forthrightness
The characteristic or quality of being forthright
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impartiality
The quality of being impartial; fairness.
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uprightness
(Uncountable) The state of being moral, honest and honourable.
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sincerity (related)
The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense.
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fairness (related)
The property of being fair.
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brightness
The state or quality of being bright.
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brilliance
Extreme brightness.
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disinterestedness
The state or quality of being disinterested.
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ingenuousness
The condition of being ingenuous
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innocence
Freedom from sin, moral wrong, or guilt through lack of knowledge of evil.
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integrity
The quality or condition of being complete; pure
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kindness
(Archaic) Kind feeling; affection; goodwill
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naivete
An artless, credulous, or uncritical statement or act.
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deception (antonym)
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.
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falsehood (antonym)
Lack of conformity to truth or fact; inaccuracy.
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artifice (antonym)
The definition of an artifice is a skill or craft that is clever but often manipulative or tricky.
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guile (antonym)
(Uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
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lying (antonym)
The telling of a lie or lies
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candour
British and Canada standard spelling of candor.
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candidness
The quality of being candid.
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directness
The state or quality of being direct.
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fair-mindedness
ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
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childlikeness
The state or quality of being childlike.
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outgoingness
The state or condition of being outgoing; gregariousness, extroversion.
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sportsmanliness
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unguardedness
The state or condition of being unguarded.
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unreservedness
The state or quality of being unreserved.
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unrestriction
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unsophisticatedness
The state or quality of being unsophisticated.
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straightforwardness (related)
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plainness (related)
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fearlessness (related)
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earnestness (related)
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kindliness
The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.
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deviousness (antonym)
The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.
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Candor Sentence Examples

  • You must treat this matter with great candor.

  • She was never quite sure how to respond to Martha's candor though the two continued to be best of friends.

  • It is unusual to find a politician with candor in today's government.

  • Candor is an important virtue in life.

  • Danny can be quite blunt; he gives no consideration to others' feelings with his great candor.

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