veiled language
- euphemismMild substitute for bluntness
- codedConverted to symbols
- hintedSuggested without stating
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
innuendo · allusion · cryptic · oblique · subtle · insinuation · guarded · evasive · doublespeak · hidden · masked · shrouded · suggestive · circumlocution · unspoken · diplomatic · tactful · indirect
directness of expression
veiled languageplain language
Easily understood communication
plain speech · straight talk · bluntness · directness · explicit language
honesty and forthrightness
veiled languagecandor
Unguarded truthfulness
frankness · bluntness · directness · full disclosure · openness