no sugarcoating
Telling it straight
No sugarcoating means delivering information bluntly, without softening it to make it more pleasant or palatable.
The phrase comes from the practice of coating bitter medicine with sugar.
When someone says no sugarcoating, they're signaling that uncomfortable truths will be stated directly: I'll give it to you with no sugarcoating—your business plan won't work.
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- straight talkHonest, direct communication
- honestFree from deception
- brutal honestyUnsparing directness in speech
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
harsh · no holds barred · direct · in your face · raw · unfiltered · candid · frank · real talk · straightforward · truth · reality · tough love · wake-up call · bitter pill · cold · cutting · sharp
- candorfrankness, directness, bluntness, candor, straightforwardness
- Candor Phrasesto be honest, truth be told, honestly, frankly, to tell the truth
no sugarcoatingsugarcoating
Making unpleasant seem pleasant
sugarcoated · diplomatic · tactful · euphemistic · beating around the bush
no sugarcoatinggentle
Soft and kind
considerate · kind · sensitive · cushioning · cushioned
sugar, coat, sugarcoat, sugarcoated, coating, coats, coated, coater, sugars