Mendacious and Plainspoken

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Mendacious adjective - Telling or containing lies.

Usage example: that tabloid routinely publishes the most moronically mendacious stories about celebrities

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Plainspoken is an antonym for mendacious.

Nearby Words: mendacity, mendaciously

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

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Mendacious is an antonym for plainspoken.

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