Forthright and Oblique

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

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Oblique is an antonym for forthright.

Oblique adjective - Inclined or twisted to one side.

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Forthright is an antonym for oblique in topics: indirect, slanting.

Nearby Words: obliquity, obliquely

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