BLUFF Antonyms

• characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

• informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• capable of being believed

• (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous

• appearing to merit belief or acceptance

• the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

• the trait of being blunt and outspoken

• not fake or counterfeit

• not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

• being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

• the quality of being honest

• southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration

• an earnest and sincere feeling

• the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical

• a quality of naturalness and simplicity

• the trait of being serious

• free from ambiguity

• without evasion or compromise

• without concealment or deception; honest

• pointed directly ahead

• expressing or given to expressing the truth

• conforming to truth