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Definition of
Plainspoken
Plainspoken
plain·spo·ken
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
speaking in a blunt and upfront manner;
e.g. I always respected that my boss was very plainspoken about our mistakes.
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Aboveboard
Candid
Childlike
Direct
Forthcoming
Forthright
Foursquare
Frank
Free-spoken
Honest
Open
Openhearted
Out-front
Outspoken
Plain
Point-blank
Straight
Straightforward
Undesigning
Unguarded
Unreserved
Unsubtle
Up-front
Opposite Words
Ambiguous
Artful
Beguiling
Bombastic
Cagey
Circuitous
Civil
Considerate
Courteous
Crafty
Cunning
Cute
Deceitful
Deceptive
Delusive
Designing
Devious
Diplomatic
Dishonest
Dodgy
Equivocal
Evasive
Fallacious
False
Flatulent
Florid
Flowery
Furtive
Fustian
Fuzzy
Gaseous
Gassy
Hifalutin
High-flown
High-sounding
Highfalutin
Indefinite
Inexplicit
Insidious
Laconic
Lying
Magnific
Mendacious
Muzzy
Oratorical
Ornate
Orotund
Politic
Purple
Quiet
Reserved
Restrained
Reticent
Rhetorical
Scheming
Shady
Shifty
Slick
Slippery
Sly
Slyly
Smooth-tongued
Sneaking
Sneaky
Specious
Stealthy
Subtile
Subtle
Taciturn
Tactful
Tight-lipped
Trickish
Tricky
Uncandid
Unclear
Uncommunicative
Undefinable
Unforthcoming
Untrustworthy
Untruthful
Vague
Vaguely
Wily
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Abrupt
Artless
Bluff
Blunt
Brusque
Crusty
Curt
Direct
Downright
Earnest
Forthright
Foursquare
Genuine
Gruff
Guileless
Honest
Impertinent
Impolite
Inconsiderate
Ingenuous
Innocent
Naive
Natural
Outgoing
Plain
Real
Rude
Sharp
Short
Simple
Sincere
Snippy
Straight
Straightforward
Tactless
Thoughtless
True
Truthful
Unaffected
Unceremonious
Uncivil
Undesigning
Undiplomatic
Ungracious
Uninhibited
Unmannerly
Unpretentious
Unrestrained
Unsubtle
Veracious
Vocal
Vociferous
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