forth·right
ˈfȯrth-ˌrīt 
1
: free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
a forthright critic
was forthright in appraising the problem
2
: notably simple in style or quality
forthright furniture
3
archaic
: proceeding straight on
forthrightly
adverb
forthrightness
noun
1
2
archaic
: at once
archaic
: a straight path
Synonyms
Examples of forthright in a Sentence
Adjective
she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people
I appreciate your forthright explanation of the situation.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
There’s nothing quite as exciting as hearing De Palma — at times self-deprecating but always forthright and in control — digest his own work.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024
To the fictional teen-agers in the show—and to the show’s TikTok-using core audience—Anderson’s character is an unfamiliar and appealing kind of parent figure: nonjudgmental, forthright, and startlingly hot.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
On his own Instagram account Sunday, Isaac Hayes III elaborated more forthright reasons for trying to distance his father’s work from the Trump campaign.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
This forthright but ethereal image of Jesus stepping out from his tomb is from a multipart altarpiece, with other moving and remarkable panels housed in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and London’s National Gallery.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
There’s nothing quite as exciting as hearing De Palma — at times self-deprecating but always forthright and in control — digest his own work.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024
To the fictional teen-agers in the show—and to the show’s TikTok-using core audience—Anderson’s character is an unfamiliar and appealing kind of parent figure: nonjudgmental, forthright, and startlingly hot.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
On his own Instagram account Sunday, Isaac Hayes III elaborated more forthright reasons for trying to distance his father’s work from the Trump campaign.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Forthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forthright. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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