Directness and Gamesmanship
Opposite meaning words
Directness
Directness noun - The free expression of one's true feelings and opinions.
Gamesmanship is an antonym for directness.
Gamesmanship
Gamesmanship noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.
Usage example: that author doesn't go in for literary gamesmanship, so the reader is never led astray by the novel's narrator
Directness is an antonym for gamesmanship.
Nearby Word: game
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