as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions
his directness is much appreciated by his patients
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Recent Examples of directness
How has this newfound directness and maturity affected the visual style of Big Ideas?
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Intensity off the ball is being matched with directness on it.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
Crystal Palace are desperate for directness to spark them back into life
Brennan Johnson: Feeling his team-mates' love - and silencing his Tottenham doubters
Jack Hinshelwood... midfielder?
—New York Times, 23 Sep. 2024
And whereas Spain sometimes offered serious directness from the other wide role, with the likes of Villa, Pedro Rodriguez and Jesus Navas all used to good effect at the World Cup, throughout this tournament, Del Bosque favoured David Silva.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 27 Apr. 2024
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Intensity off the ball is being matched with directness on it.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
Crystal Palace are desperate for directness to spark them back into life
Brennan Johnson: Feeling his team-mates' love - and silencing his Tottenham doubters
Jack Hinshelwood... midfielder?
—New York Times, 23 Sep. 2024
And whereas Spain sometimes offered serious directness from the other wide role, with the likes of Villa, Pedro Rodriguez and Jesus Navas all used to good effect at the World Cup, throughout this tournament, Del Bosque favoured David Silva.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 27 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directness
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Her honesty and integrity in standing up for the citizens of San Diego can teach us all.U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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There's definitely a midwestern quality, a good, wholesome honesty that comes with her to New York.Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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In this episode, organizational psychologist Madeleine Wyatt, along with a guest from the management consulting field, discusses how to become more politically savvy at work by mastering three essential skills: apparent sincerity, networking, and interpersonal influence.Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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In director Jamie Lloyd’s electric and minimalist Broadway update of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1990s musical based on a ‘50s movie, the former Pussycat Doll nails the comedy of a camp diva — inhabiting former ingenue Norma’s delusion and ego without ever losing sight of her sincerity.EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
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While these young men shifted away from Harris in unanticipated margins, Hogg says Democrats' losses this election are bigger than just one voting bloc -- and hopes that extreme candor and commitments to those groups will not only rebuild but expand the party.Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Directness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directness. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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