forthright

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˈfɔrθraɪt/ UK /ˈfɔːθraɪt/ See IPA manual

adj adv

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adj
direct and honest in manner or speech

I appreciated her forthright assessment of my weaknesses.

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Synonyms

1 adj · direct and honest in manner... frank candid direct blunt straightforward outspokenplainspokenhonest

Opposites

evasive devious secretive dishonest indirect

Word family

Derived forms forthrightnessforthrightly

Etymology

From Old English forþriht ('straightforward, direct'), from forþ ('forth, forward') + riht ('right, straight').

forþ Old English riht Old English

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# forthright

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, adv
**IPA (US):** ˈfɔrθraɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈfɔːθraɪt

## Meanings
1. direct and honest in manner or speech

## Examples
- I appreciated her forthright assessment of my weaknesses.

## Synonyms
- frank
- candid
- direct
- blunt
- straightforward
- outspoken
- plainspoken
- honest

## Antonyms
- evasive
- devious
- secretive
- dishonest
- indirect

## Derived Forms
- forthrightness
- forthrightly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: forþ
- Root: riht

## Etymology
From Old English forþriht ('straightforward, direct'), from forþ ('forth, forward') + riht ('right, straight').

## AI Etymology
Forthright comes from Old English forþriht ('straightforward, direct'), from forþ ('forth, forward') + riht ('right, straight'). The etymological trail includes Old English forþ and Old English riht. As an adjective, forthright describes what is direct and honest in manner or speech. The same family is visible in derived forms such as forthrightness and forthrightly. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing People

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