All candid synonyms
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C c adj candid
- unequivocal — not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation: an unequivocal indication of assent; unequivocal proof.
- straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- impartial — not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
- truthful — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- sincere — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
- unbiased — not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
- blunt — If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
- forthright — going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken: It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offense.
- aboveboard — An arrangement or deal that is aboveboard is legal and is being carried out openly and honestly. A person who is aboveboard is open and honest about what they are doing.
- bluff — A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
- fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- frank — direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere: Her criticism of my work was frank but absolutely fair.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- genuine — possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- guileless — free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank.
- ingenuous — free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
- just — guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
- objective — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- scrupulous — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- unprejudiced — not prejudiced; without preconception; unbiased; impartial: the unprejudiced view of the judge.
- up front — of or relating to the front.
- upright — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- frontal — of, in, or at the front: a frontal view; frontal attack.
- colored — Something that is colored a particular color is that color.
- pretended — Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds.