honest opinion
Unfiltered genuine view
An honest opinion is what someone genuinely thinks, as opposed to a polite or diplomatic response.
The phrase typically appears when soliciting or offering candid feedback: Give me your honest opinion—does this dress look good?
In my honest opinion, the proposal needs more work.
The modifier honest signals that flattery or evasion should be set aside.
- candidHonest and direct
- frankOpen and direct
- straight shooterForthright, blunt person
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- no holds barredWithout rules or limits
truthful · sincere · genuine · unfiltered · real talk · straight · real · raw · hard truth · brutal · feedback · criticism · tough love · assessment · judgment · gut · gut feeling · authentic
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity
- sinceritysincerity, sincere, genuine, genuineness, candor
honest opinionlie
Deliberate falsehood
flattery · fabrication · untruth · deception · falsehood
honest opinionwhite lie
Harmless minor falsehood
polite fiction · lip service · sugarcoating · soft-pedaling · platitude
honest opinionpropaganda
Biased information for influence
ulterior motive · hidden agenda · bad faith argument · gaslighting · con
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