Forthrightness and Obliqueness

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

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Obliqueness is an antonym for forthrightness.

Obliqueness noun - The quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning.

Usage example: the deliberate obliqueness of his reply left her wondering

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Forthrightness is an antonym for obliqueness.

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

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