as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
some hurt feelings could have been spared if he'd been more up-front about whom he was inviting to the party
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Recent Examples of up-front
One of the issues will be whether Pastrnak and Geekie are enough of an up-front foundation.
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Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Notably, the high up-front costs of investing in pilots, scaling and implementing technology can impact adoption.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
But tracking down and eliminating those improper payments would require big federal expenditures up-front to fund personnel to do the labor-intensive work.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
And the most direct measure of the economic implications of this significant up-front investment is that productivity is actually slowing down.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
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Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Notably, the high up-front costs of investing in pilots, scaling and implementing technology can impact adoption.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
But tracking down and eliminating those improper payments would require big federal expenditures up-front to fund personnel to do the labor-intensive work.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
And the most direct measure of the economic implications of this significant up-front investment is that productivity is actually slowing down.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-front
Adjective
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Another singles match will see the tough Sheamus go one-on-one with the outspoken Grayson Waller.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an outspoken critic of Biden and Democrats, expressed sympathy for the former President and his family after the diagnosis was revealed.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Log in Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.—
Taylor Luck,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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Comforting touch should be honest and clear – not ambiguous, not tentative and never assumed.—
Brian N. Chin,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The candid nature of the moment, Lubomirski said, is what drew people in.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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She is known for sharing candid insights into her life as a young mother, posting content focused on parenting, home routines and family life.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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There’s also a frank talk with her 100-year-old former publicity man, Rusty Strait, who later wrote a tell-all book about Jayne (Hargitay scolds him for sharing private stories), and a very poignant interview with Ellen Hargitay, her stepmother who married Mickey short after Jayne’s death.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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Be frank about the limitations of building AI solutions in-house.—
Tom Hughes,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Every detail is considered, down to the most straightforward dish on the menu and its namesake.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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The intense setup here is fairly straightforward as these types of sci-fi mystery shows go, with Buenos Aires residents going about their evenings when a sudden nightmarish snowfall descends over the metropolis, killing millions indiscriminately.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Current consensus forecasts estimate earnings per share (EPS) of $0.77 on revenue of $2.28 billion for the forthcoming report.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Home Is Where have announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of their forthcoming new album, Hunting Season.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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But any honest history must also be forthright about the genuine fears that shaped American policy and the deeper currents of ideology.—
Leo Tran,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2025
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Now Warning To All iPhone Users When Honesty Crosses the Line There’s a thin line between being forthright and coming off as confrontational.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Up-front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up-front. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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