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Adjective
Being an accurate representation of
Honest and straightforward in speech or behavior
Noun
The quality or fact of representing a person or thing in a way that is accurate and true
Verb
Present participle for to speak frankly, honestly or bluntly
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Adjective
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Being an accurate representation of
true
accurate
realistic
close
faithful
convincing
correct
exact
perfect
precise
lifelike
unerring
as it really happened
on target
on the mark
true to life
verisimilar
veristic
bang on
fact-based
on the money
spot on
spot-on
vérité
literal
factual
matter-of-fact
authentic
truthful
veracious
genuine
fair
veridical
concrete
proper
scientific
strict
careful
right
punctilious
regular
objective
explicit
rigorous
scrupulous
thorough
meticulous
painstaking
just
faultless
nice
unmistakable
documentary
nonfictional
verifiable
hard
historical
unvarnished
defined
deft
solid
skillful
US
rigid
systematic
sharp
sound
definite
particular
discriminating
distinct
discriminative
methodical
skilful
UK
judicious
punctual
on the beam
on the nail
on the button
unquestionable
undoubted
ultraprecise
word-perfect
on the nose
clear-cut
right on
real
sure
veritable
honest
unadorned
legitimate
actual
credible
valid
verbatim
legit
circumstantial
unadulterated
existent
very
unexaggerated
absolute
certain
dinkum
effective
unprejudiced
kosher
unbiased
true-to-life
sure-enough
true-life
bona fide
card-carrying
de facto
on the level
word for word
case
so
unelaborated
undeniable
straight from horse's mouth
unfaked
what really happened
as true as I'm sitting here
absolutely true
as true as I'm standing here
what actually happened
in accordance with reality
detailed
conscientious
elaborate
attentive
fastidious
minute
fussy
diligent
full
finicky
assiduous
exacting
exhaustive
religious
laborious
heedful
persnickety
mathematical
pinpoint
unembellished
perfectionist
delicate
pedantic
fine
specific
ultra-careful
studious
industrious
searching
pernickety
orderly
reliable
demanding
particularized
US
refined
hairline
blow-by-blow
thoroughgoing
loving
straightforward
plain
undistorted
naturalistic
in-depth
errorless
particularised
UK
simple
bare
sedulous
deliberate
itemized
US
complete
undeviating
dedicated
intensive
finical
direct
nitpicking
graphic
strenuous
clear
cautious
itemised
UK
thoughtful
picky
stark
by the book
by the numbers
unambiguous
naturalist
formal
near
on the dot
comprehensive
representational
unembroidered
representative
unabridged
error-free
vivid
definitive
living
analytical
overnice
persevering
similar
logical
extensive
provident
natural
elaborated
narrow
circumspect
dependable
photo-realistic
seriatim
three-dimensional
rich
conscionable
prompt
regardful
concerned
prim
observant
unequivocal
timely
historically accurate
selfdisciplined
discreet
chary
like it is
what-you-see-is-what-you-get
seasonable
organized
US
hard-working
hair-splitting
immediate
speedy
early
photographic
dead-on
expeditious
organised
UK
deductive
experimental
going to great lengths
word-for-word
to the letter
letter-for-letter
dead on
to schedule
in time
on time
spot on time
on schedule
under the wire
when expected
in good time
well timed
bang on time
unwavering
stringent
flawless
infallible
uncompromising
selective
resembling
unfiltered
WYSIWYG
minding p's and q's
surgical
topical
intrinsic
substantial
appropriate
tangible
authoritative
completely true
in accordance with the facts
sensible
trustworthy
reputable
literatim
microscopic
official
nominal
without error
true in every respect
entirely true
technical
duteous
stickling
creditable
speaking
plentiful
copious
profuse
abundant
lavish
ample
one hundred percent true
overscrupulous
all-inclusive
realist
crossing the t's
white-glove
dotting the i's
nit-picky
historically veracious
historically faithful
real life
liberal
sufficient
letter for letter
not figurative
line-for-line
real-life
totally true
true-blue
undeceptive
all-embracing
still life
kitchen-sink
warts and all
critical
based on facts
subtle
developed
encyclopedic
US
clocklike
specialized
US
specialised
UK
wholly true
satisfying
accurately reflecting
believable
encyclopaedic
UK
enumerated
on-target
straight from the horse's mouth
the real McCoy
for real
ultra-fine
dainty
exquisite
fine-drawn
finicking
hairsplitting
incorrupted
finespun
winning
superior
nuanced
nifty
high-principled
in detail
broad-ranging
in depth
point-by-point
visual
retentive
academic
at length
rational
on the line
on the up and up
intellectual
intense
acute
ordered
postulated
academical
tentative
regulated
expressive
striking
controlled
eloquent
illustrative
gospel
factful
facty
postulatory
telling
lively
descriptive
uninhibited
well organized
lucid
punchy
lurid
powerful
colourful
UK
cogent
diagnostic
analytic
formalistic
thetic
empirical
codified
research-based
knowledge-based
theoretical
formularized
colorful
US
earnest
delineated
constant
recurrent
steady
periodic
cyclic
quick
ready
moving
perspicuous
comprehensible
incisive
fussbudget
stickler
narrative
well drawn
factualistic
well defined
well delineated
well expressed
leaving nothing to the imagination
evocative
intelligible
highly coloured
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Adjective
▲
Honest and straightforward in speech or behavior
candid
honest
open
outspoken
forthright
frank
blunt
straightforward
truthful
sincere
downright
unreserved
direct
plain
upfront
bluff
plainspoken
straight
plain-spoken
unbiased
unequivocal
unguarded
unprejudiced
unvarnished
up-front
forthcoming
free
freehearted
guileless
ingenuous
openhearted
round
aboveboard
bald
foursquare
frontal
genuine
parrhesiastic
unfiltered
unpretended
straight from the shoulder
free-spoken
talking turkey
up front
right up front
straight-shooting
straight-talking
out-front
not afraid to call a spade a spade
explicit
unambiguous
uninhibited
artless
matter-of-fact
undisguised
real
transparent
outright
natural
clear
unconcealed
unqualified
no-nonsense
like it is
point-blank
categorical
lay it on the line
unrestricted
simple
from the hip
bare-faced
unmistakable
brazen
saying what one thinks
call a spade a spade
brutal
clear-cut
stark
innocent
realistic
warts and all
undiplomatic
on the level
harsh
abrupt
unevasive
naive
straight-out
apparent
square
unrestrained
patent
plain-speaking
true
straight-from-the-shoulder
unembellished
bold
to the point
naked
blatant
vocal
unadorned
laying it on the line
calling spade a spade
express
distinct
straight to the point
barefaced
unfeigned
true to life
speaking as one finds
open-and-shut
crystal clear
bare
unexaggerated
undissembled
fair
unaffected
unpretentious
undissembling
manifest
specific
unreticent
unpretending
tactless
unsparing
nonambiguous
raw
man-to-man
upright
obvious
lucid
luculent
palpable
point blank
not beating about the bush
flat-out
vociferous
on the up and up
strident
forward
easy
familiar
trustworthy
childlike
certain
legitimate
lawful
kosher
unveiled
definite
incontrovertible
legal
decisive
unambivalent
evident
indisputable
overt
exact
definitive
unstinting
above board
brutally honest
complete
dinkum
pellucid
perspicuous
ringing
luminous
undisputable
well defined
heart-to-heart
unblurred
not beating around the bush
understandable
broad
pulling no punches
calling a spade a spade
self-evident
cut-and-dried
bright-line
no holds barred
open and shut
bald-faced
black-and-white
gritty
cavalier
accountable
authentic
indiscreet
communicative
succinct
unconstrained
demonstrative
brusque
unceremonious
unsophisticated
unmodified
insensitive
impolitic
clear cut
speaking straight from the shoulder
basic
opinionated
off-the-record
free-speaking
rude
truth-telling
glaring
unstudied
literal
flat
positive
curt
decided
open-hearted
flagrant
intolerant
unhypocritical
naïve
grim
not pulling any punches
severe
heartless
total
precise
no lie
meaning what one says
correct
unartificial
unartful
well-defined
spelled out
pretenseless
level
no fooling
down-to-earth
regular
veracious
loud
out-and-out
two-fisted
no beating around the bush
right on
visible
without airs
for real
plain-dealing
on the square
straight-arrow
right-on
honest-to-goodness
noisy
simple-minded
square-shooting
licit
vehement
avowed
unashamed
legit
laid on the line
emphatic
voluble
vigorous
pukka
crisp
critical
enthusiastic
unpolished
trenchant
zealous
keen
uncompromising
venting
uncomplimentary
unsympathetic
unfavourable
UK
attacking
by the book
scathing
biting
hostile
disapproving
fair and square
hard-hitting
brief and to the point
not mincing one's words
speaking one's mind
faultfinding
unflattering
insulting
unfavorable
US
undeniable
comprehensible
univocal
uncontestable
intelligible
lucent
limpid
crystal
no catch
easily understood
black and white
no strings attached
no fine print
crystal-clear
nailed-on
no ifs ands or buts
straight out
clearly expressed
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Noun
▲
The quality or fact of representing a person or thing in a way that is accurate and true
realism
verisimilitude
authenticity
naturalism
truth
literalism
representationalism
faithfulness
verismo
truthfulness
fidelity
verity
factualism
verism
naturalness
reality
correctness
accuracy
veracity
reliability
precision
exactness
factuality
validity
genuineness
resemblance
veridicality
likeness
semblance
closeness
plausibility
strictness
rightness
honesty
fairness
literalness
exactitude
fact
legitimacy
credibility
truism
trueness
gospel
lifelikeness
model
parallelism
identicalness
reproduction
meticulousness
pedantry
justness
justice
dependability
care
believability
straight stuff
real McCoy
honest-to-god truth
like it is
preciseness
factualness
candour
UK
likeliness
sincerity
accurateness
likelihood
scrupulousness
candor
US
rectitude
infallibility
sooth
facticity
virtual reality
correspondence
conformity
adherence
faultlessness
definiteness
incisiveness
definitude
definitiveness
unambiguousness
scrupulosity
authority
robustness
certainty
trustworthiness
sureness
surety
rigorousness
nicety
rigor
US
fineness
perfection
ultraprecision
actuality
irrefutability
delicacy
certitude
decisiveness
authoritativeness
positiveness
realness
assuredness
rigour
UK
unequivocalness
conclusiveness
flawlessness
impeccability
carefulness
punctiliousness
veritableness
historicity
thoroughness
purity
soundness
solidity
literality
conscientiousness
orderliness
painstakingness
safety
steadiness
narrowness
vigorousness
integrity
frankness
probity
openness
weight
forthrightness
cogency
straightforwardness
acceptability
candidness
possibility
prospect
chance
directness
cast-iron certainty
impressiveness
tenability
probability
solidness
satisfactoriness
believableness
believeableness
lack of deceit
fastidiousness
heed
credence
particularity
clarity
distinctness
clearness
methodicalness
meticulosity
attention
discrimination
exactingness
niceness
dotting the i's and crossing the t's
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Verb
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Present participle for to speak frankly, honestly or bluntly
laying it on the line
pulling no punches
speaking frankly
speaking honestly
coming clean
calling a spade a spade
giving it to someone straight
not beating about the bush
telling it how it is
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