Synonyms for point-blank
point-blank

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1. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulderadjective

   characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

   "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"

   Synonyms:
   free-spoken, stark(a), outspoken, crude(a), open, candid, forthright, plainspoken, blunt, straight-from-the-shoulder, frank, vocal, heart-to-heart

   Antonyms:
   indirect

2. point-blankadverb

   close enough to go straight to the target

   "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"

   Synonyms:
   free-spoken, outspoken, forthright, candid, blunt, plainspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder, frank

   Antonyms:
   indirect

3. point-blankadverb

   in a direct and unequivocal manner

   "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"

   Antonyms:
   indirect

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1. point-blankadjective

   Synonyms:
   direct, plain, unqualified, unreserved

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How to use point-blank in a sentence?

1. Ruby Barnett:

   If she didn’t like the color red, she would tell you. She was just point blank.

2. John Eastman:

   My statement on Bannon on January 2 acknowledges that that was one of the scenarios that was being discussed. But the issue that I presented to the vice president, when he asked me point blank, I told him, I said,' It's an open question,' which is true. And I said,' I happen to think it's the weaker argument,' which is true. And that's why I recommended that he delay rather than taking that step.

3. Patrick Smith/Getty Images -RRB- Holloway:

   That a group of guys came in here no one gave a chance to, no one believed in, but the people in our locker room that's in our program, administration, us, and made history, they shocked the world. You've got guys that's going to be remembered for things that they could tell their kids and grandkids. It's a story within a story. I'm super proud of these guys. They came in and made history. Point-blank, period. No one has done it. The last team to do it was P.J. Carlesimo's team.

4. Jose Ortega y Gasset:

   We cannot put off living until we are ready. The most salient characteristic of life is its coerciveness it is always urgent, 'here and now,' without any possible postponement. Life is fired at us point-blank.

5. Greg Gutfeld:

   What a backwards world we live in where the media didn't [care] about police officers getting killed and businesses torched, but they lionize a response in which a female protester was shot dead, point-blank, imagine if she was BLM -- how would this turn out differently? Just think about that. That's why this is a circus; a clown show, and I don't buy the fake tears.