Forthrightness and Inhibition

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Forthrightness noun - The free expression of one's true feelings and opinions.

Usage example: I valued her forthrightness in telling me she didn't like being called “Susie”

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Inhibition is an antonym for forthrightness.

Inhibition noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

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Forthrightness is an antonym for inhibition.

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Inhibition and Forthrightness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forthrightness/inhibition

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