no filter
Speaks without restraint
No filter describes speech or behavior that's completely unedited—saying exactly what you think without softening or self-censorship.
The phrase comes from social media, where photos posted without digital enhancement are tagged no filter.
Applied to people, it suggests someone who speaks bluntly, for better or worse: She has no filter—she'll tell you exactly what she thinks of your haircut.
Can be admiring (authentic, honest) or critical (tactless, inappropriate).
- rawIn original state
- unfilteredNot passed through screen
- authenticVerified as original
- candidHonest and direct
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
no holds barred · honest · unedited · real · truth · brutal · savage · roast · word vomit · verbal diarrhea · oversharing · drunk · drunk text · confessional · impulsive · loose cannon · reckless · TMI
- candorfrankness, directness, bluntness, candor, straightforwardness
- honestyhonesty, truthfulness, candor, sincerity, dishonesty
- expressions for speaking rashlyfoot in mouth, speak too soon, blurt out, speak out of turn, let slip
no filterfiltered
Screened to remove contaminants
self-censored · tactful · diplomatic · measured · guarded
no filtercurated
Deliberately selected and organized
edited · polished · filtered · refined · airbrushed
no filterperformative
Done for appearance's sake
rehearsed · scripted · calculated · constructed · polished
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