upfrontadjective [ after verb ]
uk/ʌpˈfrʌnt/us/ʌpˈfrʌnt/speaking or behaving in a way that makes intentions and beliefs clear:
She's very upfront about why she wants the job - she'd earn a lot more money.
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Honesty, openness & sincerity
- (as) man to man idiom
- above board
- artless
- be on the level idiom
- bona fide
- bone
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness idiom
- in good faith idiom
- integrity
- joke
- joking apart/aside idiom
- let's face it idiom 1
- nail
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- straight arrow idiom
- straight up idiom
- straightforward
- transparent
- truly
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