7
blunt(adjective, frank)
6
candid(adjective, clear, show, frank)
6
forthright(adjective, clear, show, frank)
6
frank(adjective, clear, show)
6
outspoken(adjective, frank)
5
plainspoken(adjective, clear, show, frank)
4
honest(adjective, clear, show, frank)
4
open(adjective, clear, show, frank)
4
straightforward(adjective, clear, show, frank)
3
direct(adjective, clear, show, frank)
3
downright(adjective, clear, show, frank)
3
free-spoken
3
ingenuous(adjective, clear, show, frank)
3
man-to-man(adjective, clear, show, frank)
3
straight(adjective, clear, show, frank)
2
plain(adjective, frank)
2
point-blank
2
straight-out(adjective, clear, show, frank)
2
straight-shooting(adjective, clear, show, informal)
2
unreserved(adjective, clear, show, frank)
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