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Antonyms for plain-spoken
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : pleyn-spoh-kuhn |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpleɪnˈspoʊ kən |
- abnormal
- ambiguous
- artful
- blocked
- cautious
- cloudy
- complicated
- courteous
- dark
- deceitful
- definite
- devious
- different
- difficult
- diplomatic
- dishonest
- evasive
- hard
- indirect
- insincere
- introverted
- involved
- kind
- lengthy
- long
- lying
- meek
- needled
- nice
- opaque
- pointed
- polite
- questionable
- reserved
- retiring
- secretive
- sharp
- shy
- subtle
- tactful
- timid
- tricky
- unclear
- uncommon
- unintelligible
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- vague
Definition of plain-spoken
Origin :- 1670s, from plain (adj.) + spoken.
- As in outspoken : adj explicit, unreserved
- As in transparent : adj obvious, understandable
- As in bluff : adj abrupt
- As in blunt : adj straightforward
- As in plainspoken : adj frank
- As in straight-from-the-shoulder : adj frank
- As in straight-out : adj frank
- As in straight-shooting : adj frank
- As in frank : adj completely honest
- Mr. Froud had listened open-mouthed to this plain-spoken homily.
- Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
- With a gasp the secretary thought: 'I knew that was a plain-spoken man!'
- Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy
- He is gone; I knew he could not withstand my plain-spoken truths.
- Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 » by Elbert Hubbard
- Phyllis found Mrs. Thorpe could be plain-spoken as well as kind.
- Extract from : « Old Valentines » by Munson Aldrich Havens
- Her plain-spoken friend was sitting on her bed in a kimono as the girl came in.
- Extract from : « Tam O' The Scoots » by Edgar Wallace
- Otherwise, he might not have been so plain-spoken with his creditor.
- Extract from : « The Orange Girl » by Walter Besant
- At the same time, he was by no means a flatterer, but ever plain-spoken to bluntness.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 » by E. Rameur
- You always were the dearest and most honest and plain-spoken girl I ever met.
- Extract from : « Of High Descent » by George Manville Fenn
- People say they like a plain-spoken, honest fellow, who says what he thinks.
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland » by Various
- It is the recollection of Thompson Benton, her plain-spoken father.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of the Locks » by Edgar Watson Howe
Synonyms for plain-spoken
- aboveboard
- abrupt
- apparent
- articulate
- artless
- bare-faced
- barefaced
- bearish
- bluff
- blunt
- blustering
- bold
- brazen
- breviloquent
- brief
- brusque
- call a spade a spade
- calling spade a spade
- candid
- clear-cut
- crusty
- curt
- direct
- discourteous
- distinct
- distinguishable
- downright
- easily seen
- easy
- evident
- explicit
- familiar
- flat-out
- forthright
- frank
- free
- from the hip
- gruff
- guileless
- heart-to-heart
- hearty
- honest
- impolite
- ingenuous
- laconic
- lay it on the line
- laying it on the line
- like it is
- man-to-man
- manifest
- matter-of-fact
- naive
- natural
- no-nonsense
- open
- outright
- outspoken
- patent
- perspicuous
- plain
- plain-spoken
- plainspoken
- point-blank
- real
- recognizable
- rough
- round
- rude
- saying what one thinks
- scrupulous
- self-explanatory
- short
- short-spoken
- sincere
- snappy
- snippety
- snippy
- square
- straight
- straight-out
- straightforward
- strident
- tactless
- talking turkey
- tart
- terse
- transparent
- trenchant
- truthful
- unambiguous
- unceremonious
- uncivil
- unconcealed
- undisguised
- unequivocal
- uninhibited
- unmistakable
- unpolished
- unreserved
- unrestricted
- unreticent
- unsophisticated
- up front
- upright
- visible
- vocal
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