open dialogue
Candid back-and-forth exchange
Open dialogue is frank, honest communication between parties, especially when addressing disagreements or sensitive issues.
The phrase emphasizes mutual willingness to listen and speak freely: The company promised to maintain an open dialogue with employees about the restructuring.
It appears frequently in diplomatic, corporate, and therapeutic contexts where guarded communication is the norm.
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- heart to heartCandid intimate discussion
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- honestFree from deception
- transparentAllowing light through
exchange · discussion · two-way street · frank · speak freely · safe space · candid · listening · active listening · understanding · bridge · build bridges · trust · good faith · mutual · respect · common ground · negotiation
- Parenting Communicationactive listening, praise, encouragement, boundary setting, conflict resolution
- dialogingtalking, chatting, speaking, discussing, conversing
- apologiessorry, forgive me, my mistake, mea culpa, sincere apology
- cooperation skillscompromise, negotiation, collaboration, teamwork, consensus
- Family Foundationstrust, bonding, communication, routines, boundaries
- family valueslove, trust, respect, bond, togetherness
open dialoguesecrecy
Practice of hiding information
concealment · cover-up · suppression · opacity · obfuscation
open dialoguestonewalling
Deliberately refusing to respond
silence · shutting down · cold shoulder · disengagement · incommunicado
open dialoguemonologue
Uninterrupted solo address
dictation · lecturing · propaganda · talking at · decree
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