straight talk
No sugarcoating here
Straight talk is direct, honest communication without evasion or softening: I appreciate the straight talk—just tell me where I stand.
The phrase implies cutting through politeness or spin to say what's actually true.
Someone who engages in straight talk doesn't sugarcoat or hedge.
- bluntnessFrank, unvarnished manner
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- tell it like it isSpeak with complete candor
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
plain · forthrightness · cards on the table · authenticity · trustworthiness · truthfulness · hard truth · truth bomb · genuineness · transparency · firm · plain-speaking · no-nonsense · brass tacks · straightforwardness · cutting through · sincerity · directness
- assertivenessassertiveness, boldness, directness, speaking up, firmness
- authenticityauthentic, genuine, real, fake, counterfeit
- Blunt honestyblunt, candid, direct, frank, honest
- candorfrankness, directness, bluntness, candor, straightforwardness
- Get to the Pointcut to the chase, bottom line, in a nutshell, spit it out, long story short
- honestyhonesty, truthfulness, candor, sincerity, dishonesty
straight talkevasion
Act of escaping detection
equivocation · beating around the bush · double-talk · doublespeak · circumlocution
straight talkeuphemism
Mild substitute for bluntness
diplomatic language · soft-pedaling · sugarcoating · coded language · polite fiction
straight talkspin
Rapid rotation around axis
propaganda · bullshit · rhetoric · flattery · manipulation
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