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  1. (too) honest or direct in behaviour or speech: His forthright manner can be mistaken for rudeness. I admire her forthright way of dealing with people. Synonyms. blunt. candid approving. frank. outspoken. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour. abruptly. abruptness. baldly. baldness. blisteringly. bluff.

  2. The meaning of FORTHRIGHT is free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point. How to use forthright in a sentence.

  3. (too) honest or direct in behavior or speech: His forthright manner can be mistaken for rudeness. I admire her forthright way of dealing with people. Synonyms. blunt. candid approving. frank. outspoken. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blunt and direct in speech & behavior. abruptly. abruptness. baldly. baldness. blisteringly. bluff.

  4. Forthright definition: going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken. See examples of FORTHRIGHT used in a sentence.

  5. When a person is being forthright, they're being direct, clear, or even straight-up. The opposite of forthright might be evasive, shifty, indirect, or circuitous. But we're not here to talk about those.

  6. If you describe someone as forthright, you admire them because they show clearly and strongly what they think and feel. ...a deeply religious man with forthright opinions. American English : forthright / ˈfɔrθraɪt /

  7. /ˈfɔːθraɪt/ /ˈfɔːrθraɪt/ direct and honest in manner and speech synonym frank. a woman of forthright views. He spoke in a forthright manner but without anger. MacTavish was characteristically forthright in his reply. She’s always been very forthright about her preferences. Topics Personal qualities c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.