16
plainly(adverb, straight, completely, directly, simply)
15
candidly(adverb, straight, directly, correctly, fairly)
13
honestly(adverb, completely, directly, correctly, fairly)
13
openly(adverb, straight, completely, directly, fairly)
12
frankly(adverb, artlessly, truthfully)
11
directly(adverb, straight, completely, honestly, frankly)
8
sincerely(adverb, artlessly, truthfully)
8
straight(adverb, dead, directly, immediately, fairly)
7
simply(adverb, clearly, plainly, effortlessly)
6
forthrightly(adverb, straight, directly, honestly, frankly)
5
bluntly(adverb, straight, directly, honestly, frankly)
5
outright
5
unequivocally
4
clearly(adverb, directly, intelligibly)
4
genuinely(adverb, artlessly)
4
naturally(adverb, artlessly)
4
squarely
4
truthfully(adverb, truthfully)
4
unambiguously
3
above-board
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