Definition for Candid:

• Open; sincere; frank; fair; free from malice.

Synonyms for Candid:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • plainspoken,
  • outspoken,
  • free-spoken,
  • point-blank.
  •artless (adjective)
  • callow,
  • artless,
  • undeceptive,
  • unsophisticated,
  • undisguised,
  • Unbeguiling,
  • broad,
  • outgoing,
  • uncalculating,
  • undeceiving,
  • overt,
  • downright,
  • undeceitful,
  • Plain-spoken,
  • honest,
  • ingenuous,
  • trusting.
  •barefaced (adjective)
  • insolent.
  •blunt (adjective)
  • matter of fact,
  • explicit.
  •demonstrative (adjective)
  • profuse.
  •disinterested (adjective)
  • nonpartisan.
  •honest (adjective)
  • frontal,
  • unbiased,
  • aboveboard,
  • talking turkey,
  • telling it like it is,
  • unprejudiced,
  • unequivocal,
  • right up front,
  • scrupulous,
  • impartial,
  • equal,
  • objective.
  •informative (adjective)
  • communicative.
  •insolent (adjective)
  • brazen,
  • impertinent,
  • disrespectful,
  • mouthy,
  • contemptuous,
  • cheeky,
  • brash,
  • discourteous,
  • sarcastic,
  • arrogant,
  • irreverent,
  • audacious,
  • sacrilegious,
  • insubordinate,
  • defiant,
  • rude,
  • presumptuous,
  • impolite,
  • outrageous,
  • saucy,
  • callous,
  • bold,
  • derisive,
  • flagrant.
  •open (adjective)
  • Undissembled.
  •reliable (adjective)
  • True-hearted.
  •simple (adjective)
  • bare,
  • refined,
  • simple,
  • bald,
  • elementary,
  • austere,
  • terse,
  • spare,
  • chaste,
  • clear,
  • childlike,
  • pure,
  • uncomplicated,
  • innocent,
  • crystalline,
  • unadulterated.
  •succinct (adjective)
  • informal,
  • unpretentious,
  • unadorned,
  • prosaic,
  • stark,
  • casual,
  • uncluttered,
  • intelligible,
  • unpoetical,
  • ordinary,
  • folksy.
  •thoughtless (adjective)
  • unguarded.
  •truthful (adjective)
  • ethical,
  • earnest,
  • honorable,
  • trustworthy,
  • factual.
  •uninhibited (adjective)
  • uncurbed,
  • unsuppressed,
  • unrepressed,
  • unselfconscious,
  • unhampered.

• n.

  •
  • decent,
  • irreproachable,
  • upstanding,
  • good,
  • principled,
  • fine.
  •
  • blow up,
  • close up,
  • show.
  •
  • black and white.
  •candid (noun)
  • unstudied,
  • unflattering.
  •fair (noun)
  • upright,
  • just.
  •informal (noun)
  • impromptu,
  • extemporaneous.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • man-to-man,
  • daguerreotype,
  • photographic,
  • camera-shy,
  • photomontage,
  • red-eye,
  • photogenic.
  •
  • halftone,
  • grainy,
  • snapshot,
  • filmstrip,
  • microdot.
  •
  • transparency.
  •
  • free.
  •
  • still,
  • print.
  •
  • negative.

Paraphrases for Candid:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    forthright.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    outspoken, open, explicit, wholehearted, earnest, frankness, franco, blunt, inconvenient, clear, free-at-community, outright, deductible, swiss, plain, duty-free, hidden, ulterior, free-trade, express, warm, tax-free, direct.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    sincere, frank, honest, straightforward, heartfelt, truthful, open-minded, genuine, cordial, straight, unequivocal, free.

Antonyms for Candid:

• adj.

  • honest
    biased, tactful, untruthful, devious, artful, prejudiced, tricky, lying, deceitful, dishonest.
  • Other antonyms:
    crafty, courteous, reserved, inhibited, colored, cunning, unreasonable, considerate, sly, wily, Parti Pris, partial, tight-lipped, one-sided, sharp, unconscionable, civil, nonobjective, designing, politic, Ex parte, equivocal, intriguing, taciturn, distorted, arbitrary, indirect, unjust, restrained, laconic, inequitable, foxy, knowing, warped, unfriendly, evasive, diplomatic, close-mouthed, jaundiced, ambiguous, partisan, adroit, quiet, dissembling, studied, unsympathetic, polite, disingenuous, shrewd.