Synonym: blunt, candid, forthrightly, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, squarely, straight-from-the-shoulder. Similar words: right, all right, right away, right wing, sprightly, frightful, frightened, divine right. Meaning: adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. adv. directly and without evasion; not roundabout.
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1. MacTavish was characteristically forthright in his reply.
2. His forthright manner can be mistaken for rudeness.
3. He spoke in a forthright manner but without anger.
4. She answered in her usual forthright manner .
5. His forthright behavior offends some people.
6. I admire her forthright way of dealing with people.
7. He has a reputation for being a forthright critic.
8. She's always been very forthright about her preferences.
9. He gave a forthright answer.
10. His best approach was to be forthright and fast.
11. She was by nature forthright and impatient.
12. Bruck's forthright comments angered several people in the audience.
13. Nevertheless, she is delightfully forthright,(sentencedict.com) alert and amusing.
14. Indeed, she would argue that her forthright and uncompromising approach is a vital element of her success.
15. I was especially impressed by the bright, forthright sound of the flautist.
16. When it comes to racing etiquette and forthright language, Mario has few equals.
17. Always a forthright woman, she incurred the wrath of the anti-abolitionists and her life was threatened.
18. His purpose was more forthright than mine, looking for a new war to wipe out the stain of defeat.
19. No greater compliment can be paid to the forthright intelligence of any businessman than to say that he understands production.
20. His is the forthright approach of the man who knows how to get things done.
21. In Jayapura the independence movement organised its most forthright challenge yet.
22. Leadership and confidence radiate from her in a forthright and direct manner.
23. Hunt was acquiring something of a bad reputation: both for being accident-prone and for being excessively forthright.
24. I urge the administration to find a more appropriate and forthright solution to the budgetary and debt extension issues at hand.
25. To me, Manhattan was like a well-worn shoe, ugly but honest, forthright about its flaws and beauties.
26. He has the assertive, husky voice and the confident, forthright manner of an athlete.
27. She sat bolt upright; her features were strong, her manna forthright, even aggressive.
28. Don Peters had been pleasantly surprised to find the Prime Minister's forthright manner lived up to her advance publicity.
29. On all but the most fundamental issues, the party line became much less forthright and clear-cut.
30. Of course Griffith was not the only preacher and audiences were given films that were quite forthright in their condemnation of social vices.
More similar words: right, all right, right away, right wing, sprightly, frightful, frightened, divine right, civil rights, bill of rights, highlight, thrill, thrift, thrive, thrilled, norther, north, overthrow, northern, worth, light, night, fight, might, worthy, eighth, plight, height, flight, mighty.