Synonyms and Antonyms of forthright
1
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
- she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people
candid, direct, forthcoming, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, freehearted, honest, open, openhearted, out-front, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, unguarded, unreserved, up-front
artless, earnest, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), natural, real, sincere, unaffected, undesigning, unpretending, unpretentious
outgoing, uninhibited, unrestrained
vocal, vociferous
abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, gruff, sharp
impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, tactless, thoughtless, uncivil, undiplomatic, ungracious, unmannerly, unsubtle
inhibited, reserved, restrained
close-mouthed, laconic, quiet, reticent, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative
ambiguous, circuitous, equivocal, evasive
diplomatic, politic, tactful
civil, considerate, courteous, polite
2
going straight to the point clearly and firmly
- I appreciate your forthright explanation of the situation
aboveboard, candid, frank, free-spoken, honest, open, openhearted, outspoken, plainspoken, unguarded, unreserved
artless, earnest, sincere
uninhibited, unrestrained
abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque (also brusk), curt, gruff, point-blank, sharp
impolite, inconsiderate, rude, tactless, undiplomatic
true, truthful, veracious
circumlocutory, long-winded, prolix, verbose, wordy
inhibited, reserved, restrained
civil, courteous, polite, tactful
deceitful, lying, mendacious, untruthful
erroneous, fallacious, false
ambiguous, equivocal, evasive, misleading
double-dealing, hypocritical, two-faced
