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openly(adjective, adverb, straight, willingly)
21
plainly(adverb, straight, completely, willingly)
17
straightforwardly(adverb, straight, correctly, fairly)
10
freely(adverb, straight, willingly, openly)
7
forthrightly(adverb, straight, agreeably, openly)
6
bluntly(adverb, straight, honestly, frankly)
2
without reserve(expression, adverb, straight, freely)
1
dead level(expression, straight, honestly, frankly)
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dead on(expression, straight, honestly, frankly)
1
from the hip(expression, idiom, straight, honestly)
1
in truth(expression, straight, honestly, frankly)
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laid on the line(expression, idiom, straight, honestly)
1
level(straight, honestly, frankly)
1
on the level(expression, idiom, straight, honestly)
1
on the line(expression, idiom, straight, honestly)
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very honestly(expression, straight, honestly, frankly)
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APASmart Define. (2015). candidly thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/candidly/thesaurus/synonyms
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