Need another word that means the same as “candid”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “candid” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Candid” are: open, blunt, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder, honest, truthful, sincere, direct, straightforward, bluff, unreserved, downright, not afraid to call a spade a spade, straight from the shoulder, unvarnished, bald, unposed, informal, uncontrived, unstudied, impromptu
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “candid” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| bald | With no effort to conceal. A bald spot on the lawn. |
| bluff | Bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured. A bluff headland. |
| blunt | Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp. A blunt New England farmer. |
| direct | Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping. The complications are a direct result of bacteria spreading. |
| downright | Characterized by plain blunt honesty. A downright lie. |
| forthright | Proceeding directly forwards. Forthright criticism. |
| frank | Clearly manifest; evident. Frank enjoyment. |
| free-spoken | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. |
| honest | Marked by truth. Worked at an honest trade. |
| impromptu | With little or no preparation or forethought. An impromptu press conference. |
| informal | Having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere. Peru s huge and dense informal sector of street vendors and cottage industries. |
| not afraid to call a spade a spade | Filled with fear or apprehension. |
| open | Open and observable not secret or hidden. Open drains. |
| outspoken | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. He has been outspoken in his criticism. |
| plainspoken | Using simple and direct language. Plainspoken and to the point. |
| point-blank | Close enough to go straight to the target. |
| sincere | Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions. Felt sincere regret that they were leaving. |
| straight from the shoulder | Successive (without a break. |
| straight-from-the-shoulder | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. |
| straightforward | Without evasion or compromise. A straightforward young man. |
| truthful | Conforming to truth. Astonishingly truthful acting. |
| uncontrived | Not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu. The whole effect was uncontrived. |
| unposed | Not arranged for pictorial purposes. She leaned against the wall puffing unposed. |
| unreserved | Not reserved. Unreserved grandstand seats. |
| unstudied | Not laboured or artificial; natural. She had an unstudied grace in every step. |
| unvarnished | Free from any effort to soften to disguise. The unvarnished candor of old people and children. |
| artless | Simple and natural; without cunning or deceit. An artless naive girl. |
| candor | The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech. |
| candour | The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech. A man of refreshing candour. |
| childlike | Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity. Childlike trust. |
| clarity | Free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression. When she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes. |
| directness | The quality of proceeding in a straight line without deflection. Despite the directness of the route the old road was terribly difficult. |
| downright | (of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis. Her common sense and downright attitude to life surprised him. |
| forthright | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. A forthright approach to the problem. |
| forthrightness | The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech. |
| frank | Stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing. Frank enjoyment. |
| frankly | Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, however unpalatable this may be. Frankly I was pleased to leave. |
| guileless | Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception. His face once so open and guileless. |
| honest | Used to persuade someone of the truth of something. He d made an honest mistake. |
| honesty | Referring to or using a way of charging for goods or services that relies on the customers to leave money in an unattended receptacle even though there is no one to collect their payments. There s a well stocked honesty bar which includes local wine. |
| ingenuous | Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious. An ingenuous admission of responsibility. |
| integrity | The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Upholding territorial integrity and national sovereignty. |
| naive | Of or created by one without formal training simple or naive in style. I was politically naive. |
| naivete | Innocence or unsophistication. Some of the material is laughable in its naïvet. |
| openness | Willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas. The openness of the Western landscape. |
| outspoken | Frank in stating one’s opinions, especially if they are shocking or controversial. Outspoken in their opposition to segregation. |
| plainspoken | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. Plainspoken and to the point. |
| rectitude | Morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness. Mattie is a model of rectitude. |
| sincere | Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions. Sincere friendship. |
| sincerity | The trait of being serious. The sincerity of his beliefs is unquestionable. |
| straightforwardness | Without hypocrisy. What some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness. |
| straightness | Having honest intentions. |
| transparency | Picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector. The transparency of ice. |
| truthful | (of artistic or literary representation) characterized by accuracy or realism; true to life. Gave truthful testimony. |
| truthfulness | The fact of being realistic or true to life; realism. The truthfulness of her playing of an ageing American spinster. |
| veracity | Unwillingness to tell lies. Voters should be concerned about his veracity and character. |
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