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What is another word for
call a spade a spade
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Verb
To speak the truth, to say things as they really are
To precisely state or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of
Adjective
Speaking frankly without being evasive
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Verb
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To speak the truth, to say things as they really are
be direct
be blunt
lay it on the line
speak plainly
speak your mind
be frank
be honest
be up-front
be candid
be straightforward
be to the point
shoot from the hip
speak frankly
speak honestly
pull no punches
come clean
be straight
be clear
tell it like it is
not beat about the bush
tell it how it is
give it to someone straight
not mince one's words
“These Macedonians are a rude and clownish people that
call a spade a spade
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To precisely state or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of
define
describe
state
explain
interpret
characterise
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characterize
US
denote
detail
expound
express
elucidate
term
character
clarify
construe
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depict
exemplify
explicate
illustrate
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represent
ascertain
formalise
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formalize
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label
name
assign
designate
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entitle
etch
identify
settle
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translate
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state precisely
express in words
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nail it down
put into words
give the meaning of
brand
present
show
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class
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set out
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categorize
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peg
typecast
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categorise
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draw
evoke
exhibit
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relate
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personalise
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individuate
individualize
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personalize
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individualise
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realise
UK
realize
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paint a picture
call
qualify
pronounce
hail
elaborate
christen
regard
declare
consider
title
paint in words
put in words
refer to
limn
put down as
reproduce
draft
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draught
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mirror
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hint
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track
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run down
model
recount
epitomize
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personify
chronicle
record
introduce
unfold
distinguish
signalise
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singularize
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emblematize
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tab
epitomise
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embody
set forth
depicture
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highlight
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spotlight
visualize
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visualise
UK
envisage
manifest
compose
conceptualize
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make a drawing of
draw a picture of
map out
project
make a diagram of
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conjure up a picture of
generate
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Adjective
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Speaking frankly without being evasive
straight-shooting
frank
direct
forthright
unreserved
blunt
candid
forthcoming
honest
lay it on the line
open
outspoken
plainspoken
straight
straightforward
upfront
openhearted
plain
transparent
free
guileless
real
unambiguous
unguarded
uninhibited
artless
downright
freehearted
ingenuous
truthful
unreticent
outright
sincere
unconcealed
undisguised
unrestricted
plain-spoken
up front
matter-of-fact
bare-faced
free-spoken
from the hip
saying what one thinks
up-front
like it is
man-to-man
straight-out
laying it on the line
calling spade a spade
straight from the shoulder
natural
explicit
unequivocal
brazen
clear
aboveboard
categorical
unqualified
straight-talking
foursquare
point-blank
unmistakable
unevasive
out-front
clear-cut
straight-from-the-shoulder
bluff
easy
apparent
familiar
naive
bald
not afraid to call a spade a spade
heart-to-heart
no-nonsense
clear cut
unvarnished
unsparing
on the level
to the point
warts and all
flat-out
unfiltered
brutal
round
bold
upright
unrestrained
forward
straight to the point
speaking as one finds
not beating around the bush
undiplomatic
no lie
point blank
tactless
genuine
simple
true
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innocent
unaffected
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naked
abrupt
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unfeigned
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plain-speaking
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bare
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unadorned
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talking turkey
unstudied
not beating about the bush
patent
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calling a spade a spade
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unartful
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off-the-record
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speaking straight from the shoulder
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rude
pure
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unbiased
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open-hearted
truth-telling
childlike
unhypocritical
fundamental
parrhesiastic
flagrant
intolerant
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flat
certain
meaning what one says
obvious
sheer
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not pulling any punches
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correct
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cold
no fooling
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right on
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venting
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by the book
earthy
hard-boiled
homely
unidealistic
aggressive
face-to-face
brief and to the point
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speaking one's mind
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