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GUILEFUL Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word guileful. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For GUILEFUL

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candid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• 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

frank
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

• a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

• device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.

adjective satellite

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

• clearly manifest; evident

verb

• stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

• exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks

genuine
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not fake or counterfeit

adjective satellite

• not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

• being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

honest
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth

adjective satellite

• without dissimulation; frank

• worthy of being depended on

• without pretensions

• not forged

• gained or earned without cheating or stealing

ingenuous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

adjective satellite

• lacking in sophistication or worldliness

open
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• affording free passage or access

• used of mouth or eyes

• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open and observable; not secret or hidden

noun

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• where the air is unconfined

• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

• information that has become public

adjective satellite

• with no protection or shield

• open to or in view of all

• not having been filled

• accessible to all

• not defended or capable of being defended

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• having no protecting cover or enclosure

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

• not requiring union membership

• possibly accepting or permitting

• affording free passage or view

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• ready for business

verb

• cause to open or to become open

• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

• become open

• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• make available

• become available

• have an opening or passage or outlet

• make the opening move

• afford access to

• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

sincere
adjectiveadj
adjective

• open and genuine; not deceitful

adjective satellite

• characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

straightforward
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• free from ambiguity

• without evasion or compromise

• without concealment or deception; honest

• pointed directly ahead

trustworthy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• worthy of trust or belief

adjective satellite

• taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations

truthful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• expressing or given to expressing the truth

adjective satellite

• conforming to truth

Alternatives for CANDID

Alternatives for FRANK

Alternatives for GENUINE

Alternatives for HONEST

Alternatives for INGENUOUS

Alternatives for OPEN

Alternatives for SINCERE

Alternatives for STRAIGHTFORWARD

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