Synonyms for candor
can·dor

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1. candornoun

   the state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression

   Synonyms:
   honesty, sincerity

   Antonyms:
   fraud, lie, deception

2. candornoun

   Impartiality

   Synonyms:
   fairness, impartiality

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1. candor

   Truth is primarily and verity is always a quality of thought or speech, especially of speech, as in exact conformity to fact. Veracity is properly a quality of a person, the habit of speaking and the disposition to speak the truth; a habitual liar may on some occasions speak the truth, but that does not constitute him a man of veracity; on the other hand, a person of undoubted veracity may state (through ignorance or misinformation) what is not the truth. Truthfulness is a quality that may inhere either in a person or in his statements or beliefs. Candor, frankness, honesty, and ingenuousness are allied with veracity, and verity with truth, while truthfulness may accord with either. Truth in a secondary sense may be applied to intellectual action or moral character, in the former case becoming a close synonym of veracity; as, I know him to be a man of truth.

   Compare synonyms for DECEPTION.

   Synonyms:
   frankness, honesty, ingenuousness, reality, truth, truthfulness, veracity, verity

   Antonyms:
   deceit, deception, delusion, duplicity, error, fabrication, falsehood, falseness, falsity, fiction, guile, imposture, lie, mendacity, untruth

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1. fairness, fair-mindedness, candor, candournoun

   ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

   Synonyms:
   paleness, fair-mindedness, beauteousness, loveliness, equity, blondness, fairness, candour, directness, candidness, frankness, forthrightness, comeliness

2. candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightnessnoun

   the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

   Synonyms:
   fair-mindedness, forthrightness, outspokenness, frankness, fairness, candour, directness, candidness, straightness

Matched Categories

1. • Honesty
   • Impartiality

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. candornoun

   Synonyms:
   fairness, honesty, sincerity

2. candornoun

   Synonyms:
   openness, ingenuousness, artlessness, frankness, guilelessness, truthfulness

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1. candornoun

   Synonyms:
   impartiality, disinterestedness, frankness, ingenuousness, naïveté, openness

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1. List of paraphrases for "candor":

   candour, frankness, sincerity, franchise, deductible, naivety, honesty, openness

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How to use candor in a sentence?

1. Walt Whitman:

   All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor.

2. David Holmes:

   I've never seen anything like this, someone calling the President from a mobile phone at a restaurant, and then having a conversation of this level of candor, colorful language.

3. John Drake:

   In all candor, this shouldn't have happened, this mother and her children should not have been subjected to this type of behavior from a police department.

4. Freida Pinto:

   We thought we knew Huma’s story — the woman behind the scenes, and then reluctantly in front of the camera when her own life hit the news. Then, we read her memoir and were stunned by her candor, generosity, warmth, intelligence, and the way that her childhood, faith and family have so authentically woven through her whole life.

5. Ted Cruz:

   Last night was the first time he admitted it, that's an important moment of candor.