STRAIGHT-FROM-THE-SHOULDER Antonyms

• marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

• deviating from a straight course

• indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

• characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

• deviating from a straight course

• relating to or characteristic of diplomacy

• using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people

• deliberately vague or ambiguous

• avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

• not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination

• descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

• extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action

• having intervening factors or persons or influences

• not as a direct effect or consequence

• lacking sincerity

• a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

• a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement

• marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

• deviating from a straight course

• having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

• showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people