Circuitous and Forthright

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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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Forthright is an antonym for circuitous.

Nearby Words: circuit, circuited, circuiting

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

Usage example: she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people

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Circuitous is an antonym for forthright.

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