Synonym of to be blunt

Adjective

blunted dull dulled round rounded edgeless insensitive not sharp obtuse pointless unsharpened

Adjective

brusque candid curt direct explicit forthright honest matter-of-fact no-nonsense outspoken rude straight-talking trenchant uncompromising bluff brief frank short straightforward abrupt crusty discourteous gruff harsh impolite plain-spoken snappy snippy tactless unceremonious uncivil unpolished

Verb

cripple dampen debilitate diminish lessen moderate sap soften soothe undermine water down weaken attenuate benumb deaden desensitise desensitize disable enfeeble numb obtund hebetate make dull put a damper on take the edge off

Adjective

stupid

Adjective

simple unadulterated candid frank honest direct sincere plain absolute unqualified bald stark undeniable arrant blank blooming bodacious categoric categorical complete consummate cotton-picking crashing damn damned dead deadly definite downright dreadful fair flat flat-out naked outright perfect plumb profound rank regular stone thorough thoroughgoing total unconditional unmitigated utter very unadorned uncorrupted wholesome unvarnished all-out out-and-out straight-out unembellished

Adjective

rude abusive boorish coarse crude disrespectful foul foul-mouthed ignorant ill-mannered impolite indecent insulting intrusive obscene offensive surly vulgar uncivil abrupt bad-mannered barbarian barbaric barbarous brusque brutish cheeky churlish crabbed curt discourteous graceless gross gruff illiterate impertinent impudent inconsiderate insolent loutish low offhand peremptory raw savage scurrilous short uncivilised uncivilized uncouth uncultured uneducated ungracious unmannerly unpolished unrefined wild

Adjective

plainspoken forthright guileless matter-of-fact naive outspoken straightforward aboveboard apparent artless bare-faced bold brazen call a spade a spade easy familiar free from the hip heart-to-heart ingenuous lay it on the line like it is man-to-man natural open plain-spoken real saying what one thinks scrupulous straight transparent truthful unconcealed undisguised uninhibited unreserved unrestricted up front upright

Adjective

undiplomatic crass tactless unthinking awkward blundering brash bungling clumsy gauche harsh hasty impolitic imprudent indelicate indiscreet inept injudicious insensitive maladroit misunderstanding rash rough sharp stupid thoughtless unconsiderate unfeeling unkind unperceptive unpolitic unsubtle unsympathetic untactful

Verb

undermine challenge cripple damage demoralise demoralize dent destabilise destabilize emasculate erode frustrate hurt impair ruin sabotage sap subvert threaten thwart torpedo undercut weaken wreck attenuate chip away at corrode debilitate dig disable enfeeble excavate foil mine sandbag soften tunnel wear clip one's wings dig out eat away hollow out knock the bottom out of poke full of holes whittle away

Verb

mollify allay alleviate ameliorate appease assuage calm down lessen lull mitigate pacify placate quell relieve soothe still temper abate calm compose conciliate cool cushion decrease diminish dulcify ease lighten mellow moderate modify propitiate quiet reduce sweeten tranquillize tranquilize comfort fix up patch things up satisfy take sting out

Verb

blight destroy harm hinder mar mess up prejudice spoil tarnish worsen blemish cheapen debase deteriorate devaluate devalue ding disqualify enervate injure invalidate queer total tweak unfit vitiate lose strength make useless rough up

Verb

settle content do gratify quench serve subdue accede to somebody's demands be enough make matters up meet halfway quiet down quieten down

Adjective

angry bad-tempered boisterous crotchety crusty dour grumpy impatient nasty stern bearish crabby fierce grouchy ill-natured morose saturnine snappy snippy sour sullen truculent

Adjective

automatic careless intuitive feckless foolish heedless impulsive inadvertent instinctive mechanical napping negligent oblivious outrageous selfish senseless uncaring unconscious unheeding unintended unmeant unmindful unpremeditated unreasoning unwise vacant witless

Adjective

impartial unbiased unequivocal upfront bluff equal equitable frontal genuine just objective parrhesiastic right up front talking turkey telling it like it is uncolored unprejudiced unpretended

Adjective

blatant glaring unambiguous bare blasted blessed confounded entire firm flagrant infernal palpable patent pure severe sheer stiff unalloyed

Verb

check dull extenuate palliate remit come together take the edge off tone down

Adjective

explicit undeviating uninterrupted up-front express person-to-person point-blank straight from the shoulder talk turkey

Adjective

brisk concise pithy succinct terse breviloquent brief compendiary compendious imperious laconic short and sweet snappish snippety summary tart unceremonious

Adjective

opinionated strident vocal calling spade a spade laying it on the line round square unreticent

Adjective

compressed epigrammatic crisp limited little small boiled down skimpy to the point

Adjective

directly forward no lie

Adjective

neat compact condensed cut to the bone in a nutshell in few words

Adjective

no-nonsense businesslike intolerant plain-speaking down-to-earth demanding efficient grave hard practical rigid serious strict

Adjective

articulate eloquent expressive forceful insistent loud raucous vociferous voluble venting clamorous facile fluent free-spoken glib noisy smooth-spoken stentorian

Verb

deplete drain exhaust bleed devitalize prostrate rob wear down

Adjective

patchy threadbare worn austere

Adjective

grim hard-boiled humourless humorless sombre somber tough uncompromising

Adjective

brutally honest

Adjective

obtuse obtuse-angled rounded

Adjective

biting clear clear-cut cutting penetrating piquing provoking stimulating incisive

Verb

deaden desensitise desensitize muffle anaesthetize anesthetize benumb chloroform consume damp dampen depress deprive dim dope drown etherize freeze gas hush incapacitate mute numb paralyse paralyze quieten repress retard slow smother stifle stun stupefy suppress tire unnerve knock out KO lay out put out of order put to sleep

Verb

immobilise immobilize arrest disarm halt mangle mutilate shatter tie action batter disenable hamstring handicap hock kibosh maim muzzle pinion unbrace bring to a halt hogtie put out of action render incapable shoot down take out throw monkey wrench in unstrengthen

Verb

deactivate inactivate restrict spike

Adjective

cheery blustering barefaced hearty short-spoken

Verb

encumber eviscerate hamper relax wear out

Verb

dismember lame palsy sideline dislimb

Verb

narcotize dose fix hit medicate poison sedate treat analgize dope up dose up opiate physic

Verb

fatigue unhinge

Verb

chill cumber daze hebetate

Verb

harden accustom stabilise stabilize acclimate acclimatise acclimatize adapt adjust brutalise brutalize callous callus coarsen conform develop discipline embitter habituate indurate inure roughen season steel stiffen strengthen teach train case-harden climatize make callous render insensitive

Verb

drug

Verb

frost obtund

Verb

take the edge off sth defuse detract from dilute

Adjective

straight-talking

Adjective

face-to-face aggressive confrontational head-on

Adjective

brutal cruel forcible hilly physical unpleasant violent extreme mean rowdy drastic hairy improper indecorous inelegant uncultivated unjust untutored

Adjective

clean cleared cold meagre meager measly mere undecorated unoccupied scant spare basic chaste essential literal modest unornamented

Verb

astound bemuse bewilder flabbergast nonplus stagger amaze awe besot confound confuse daunt dazzle faze overwhelm rattle shock startle surprise

Adjective

unfriendly irascible short-tempered testy

Adjective

dull blunted turned edentate edentulate edgeless not keen pointless toothless unpointed unsharpened

Adjective

unmodified

Verb

blur cloud stultify dullen

Adjective

cantankerous irritable tetchy touchy acid acrid acrimonious captious choleric chuffy cranky cross cynical difficult fretful gloomy glum huffy ill-humored ill-tempered misanthropic mumpish nasty-tempered peevish perverse petulant prickly ratty splenetic sulky trying unsociable

Adjective

bawdy dirty not fine off-color organic ribald scatological tasteless untreated base blue cheap common earthy filthy immodest impure incult lowbred lowdown and dirty raffish raunchy roughneck smutty tacky vulgarian

Adjective

ill-bred ornery polite cloddish clodhopping cross-grained cussed miserly oafish rustic ugly unneighborly

Adjective

unrestrained

Adjective

straight-shooting

Adjective

straight-from-the-shoulder

Adjective

lewd unsophisticated barnyard backward grody insensible loud-mouthed unenlightened ungainly unskillful

Adjective

exaggerated excessive impotent indiscriminate intemperate lawless limitless profligate rampant spontaneous unbridled unchecked uncontrolled unhampered unlimited unrepressed abandoned audacious bizarre dissolute extravagant flamboyant immoderate immoral incontinent inordinate licentious loose plenary riotous saturnalian unbounded uncurbed ungoverned wanton

Adjective

sarcastic scornful snarling vinegary

Adjective

emphatic certain indubitable positive sure unquestionable whole

Adjective

bald-faced shameless unashamed brassy manifest obvious temerarious unabashed

Adjective

stolid apathetic emotionless impassive slow-witted unresponsive bovine dense doltish dry dumb heavy inactive indifferent inert lumpish passive phlegmatic slow stoic supine unemotional unexcitable wooden

Adjective

openhearted kindly loving magnanimous neighbourly neighborly warm

Adjective

mannerless ungentlemanly

Adjective

minor ordinary poor insignificant pure and simple unmixed

Adjective

out of sorts sharp-tongued

Adjective

impetuous

Adjective

callous informal rushed casual unconstrained

Adjective

unflattering unappealing unattractive unbecoming unfavourable unfavorable uncomplimentary critical faultfinding

Adjective

decent good moral accurate authentic fair and square honourable honorable law-abiding reliable respectable trustworthy

Adjective

close plainly

Adjective

rugged

Adjective

heavy-handed oversimplistic simplistic

Nearby Words

to be boiling to be bold to be booming to be bored to be boring to be born to be blown over to be blown away to be blitzed to be blinded to be blessed to be blatant

Antonym of to be blunt

English Vocalbulary

Synonym of bad Synonym of difficult Synonym of straightforward Synonym of open Synonym of sincere Synonym of weaken Synonym of easy Synonym of raw Synonym of surly Synonym of natural Synonym of stern Synonym of harsh Synonym of common Synonym of gross Synonym of Philistine Synonym of transparent Synonym of thick witted Synonym of crazy Synonym of ill natured Synonym of thoughtless Synonym of clear Synonym of tactless Synonym of stupid Synonym of truthful Synonym of hard Synonym of terse Synonym of waste Synonym of low Synonym of discourteous Synonym of tasteless Synonym of poor Synonym of uncouth Synonym of earthy Synonym of boorish Synonym of unguarded Synonym of vulgar Synonym of naive Synonym of very Synonym of savage Synonym of true Synonym of untactful Synonym of paralyze Synonym of turn Synonym of sullen Synonym of unvarnished Synonym of unpolitic Synonym of rustic Synonym of definite Synonym of quick Synonym of ingenuous Synonym of debase Synonym of unprocessed Synonym of summary Synonym of dry Synonym of turbulent Synonym of harm Synonym of unthoughtful Synonym of demoralize Synonym of attenuate Synonym of perfect Synonym of fair Synonym of matter of fact Synonym of complete Synonym of good Synonym of flat Synonym of positive Synonym of big Synonym of morose Synonym of prostrate Synonym of unaffected Synonym of moderate Synonym of unbounded Synonym of wreck Synonym of explicit Synonym of injure Synonym of wild Synonym of unfinished Synonym of impatient Synonym of uncivilized Synonym of indecent Synonym of informal Synonym of obscene Synonym of tire out Synonym of huffy Synonym of depress Synonym of unabashed Synonym of stuporous Synonym of scratchy Synonym of prosaic Synonym of damage Synonym of ease Synonym of loutish Synonym of cross Synonym of exhaust Synonym of pure Synonym of brutal Synonym of unrelieved Synonym of calm Synonym of familiar Synonym of fresh Synonym of soften Synonym of quiet Synonym of untighten Synonym of deteriorate Synonym of trenchant Synonym of insipid Synonym of naked Synonym of heavy Synonym of quieten Synonym of meager Synonym of squawky Synonym of graceless Synonym of unequivocal Synonym of primitive Synonym of hearty Synonym of weary Synonym of incomplete Synonym of barbarous Synonym of literal Synonym of poop Synonym of relaxed Synonym of peevish Synonym of sober Synonym of ragged Synonym of small Synonym of relieve Synonym of tomfool Synonym of hasty Synonym of ordinary Synonym of unseemly Synonym of demonstrative Synonym of humble Synonym of disagreeable Synonym of smooth Synonym of large Synonym of crass Synonym of ill mannered Synonym of ignoble Synonym of snappish Synonym of roily Synonym of level Synonym of unpolished Synonym of reduce Synonym of unmannered Synonym of violent Synonym of unkempt Synonym of unqualified Synonym of lascivious Synonym of soothe Synonym of roiled Synonym of grim Synonym of pithy Synonym of satisfy Synonym of break Synonym of strong Synonym of pacify Synonym of unnerve Synonym of sabotage Synonym of sad Synonym of scant Synonym of ugly Synonym of remedy Synonym of hurt Synonym of unforbearing Synonym of inert Synonym of blatant Synonym of conventional Synonym of tempestuous Synonym of show Synonym of kind Synonym of concise Synonym of improve Synonym of artless Synonym of impolite Synonym of inadequate Synonym of corrupt Synonym of ribald Synonym of insolent Synonym of petrify Synonym of incapacitate Synonym of jagged Synonym of inelegant Synonym of uncultivated Synonym of genuine Synonym of aboveboard Synonym of cure Synonym of tire Synonym of tough Synonym of unsophisticated Synonym of knockabout Synonym of austere Synonym of unmitigated Synonym of daze Synonym of barbarian Synonym of shock Synonym of abrasive Synonym of teach Synonym of faithful Synonym of empty Synonym of smutty

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