candor | Definition of candor

Synonyms and Antonyms of candor

1 the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions

an interview in which the members of the rock band speak with candor about their recent squabbling

Synonyms of candor

bluntness, candidness, directness, forthrightness, frankness, honesty, openheartedness, openness, outspokenness, plainness, plainspokenness, plumpness, straightforwardness, unguardedness, unreserve, unreservedness

Words Related to candor

earnestness, sincerity, sobriety

artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete), simplicity, unsophistication

communicativeness, freedom, license (or licence), uninhibitedness, unrestrainedness, unrestraint

Near Antonyms of candor

circuitousness, evasiveness, secretiveness

inhibition, reserve, restraint, reticence, shyness

diplomacy, tact

Antonyms of candor

dissembling, dissimulation, indirection

2 the quality or state of having or giving off light

the desert sun shone down on the intrepid travelers with fiery candor

Synonyms of candor

brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, dazzle, effulgence, illumination, lambency, lightness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, luster (or lustre), lustrousness, radiance, refulgence, splendor

Words Related to candor

blaze, flare, flash, flicker, light

fluorescence, incandescence, luminescence

burnish, gloss, polish, sheen, shine, shininess

fire, flame, glare, glow

flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle

Near Antonyms of candor

dimness, gloominess, somberness

cloudiness, haziness, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity

colorlessness, grayness, lackluster, paleness, shadiness, shadowiness

Antonyms of candor

blackness, dark, darkness, dullness (also dulness), duskiness