Forthrightness and Slyness

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

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Slyness is an antonym for forthrightness.

Slyness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.

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Forthrightness is an antonym for slyness in indirection topic.

Nearby Words: sly, slyly

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