Circuitous and Honest

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Circuitous adjective - Not straightforward or direct.

Usage example: we took a circuitous route to the airport so as to avoid the massive traffic jam on the highway

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Honest is an antonym for circuitous.

Nearby Words: circuit, circuited, circuiting

Honest adjective - Free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions.

Usage example: appreciate your honest friends, who tell you what you need to hear and not what you want to hear

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Circuitous is an antonym for honest.

Nearby Words: honesty, honestly

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