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单词 out-front
释义

out-front

adjective

ˌau̇t-ˈfrənt How to pronounce out-front (audio)
US, informal
: marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression : frank, open
"He was very out-front about his desires," says [writer Allan] Gurganus … Susan Reed et al.
Such out-front discussion of the princess's endowments is all part of the job … Jay Cocks
But it's not just the press that gets the cold shoulder. Byers has an obligation to be more out-front with his constituency, too. Jack McCallum

Synonyms

  • candid
  • direct
  • forthcoming
  • forthright
  • foursquare
  • frank
  • free-spoken
  • freehearted
  • honest
  • open
  • openhearted
  • outspoken
  • plain
  • plainspoken
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • unguarded
  • unreserved
  • up-front
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Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

out-front

adjective

as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions he's always been out-front about his sexuality

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • outspoken
  • honest
  • frank
  • vocal
  • candid
  • forthright
  • direct
  • straightforward
  • forthcoming
  • plainspoken
  • straight
  • up-front
  • blunt
  • open
  • unreserved
  • plain
  • unguarded
  • openhearted
  • foursquare
  • earnest
  • uninhibited
  • outgoing
  • free-spoken
  • unaffected
  • real
  • vociferous
  • sincere
  • freehearted
  • guileless
  • undesigning
  • unrestrained
  • gruff
  • ingenuous
  • bluff
  • naive
  • brusque
  • artless
  • unpretentious
  • curt
  • unpretending
  • abrupt
  • unsubtle
  • rude
  • natural
  • brusk
  • crusty
  • innocent
  • sharp
  • naïve
  • ungracious
  • tactless
  • inconsiderate
  • impolite
  • unmannerly
  • impertinent
  • uncivil
  • thoughtless
  • undiplomatic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • quiet
  • restrained
  • inhibited
  • dissembling
  • reticent
  • reserved
  • taciturn
  • laconic
  • evasive
  • ambiguous
  • unforthcoming
  • uncandid
  • uncommunicative
  • tactful
  • diplomatic
  • civil
  • equivocal
  • polite
  • circuitous
  • courteous
  • politic
  • close-mouthed
  • tight-lipped
  • considerate
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