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Definition of candid : 1. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion.
2. Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.
3. White.

Synonyms:

transparent, unflattering, undecided, heart-to-heart, undefendable, upright, forthright, extemporaneous, straight-out, unstudied, unprejudiced, subject, point-blank, loose, fair, opened, just, unreserved, vocal, free-spoken, plainspoken, show, exposed, undetermined, unbiased, straight-from-the-shoulder, uncontrived, capable, aboveboard, assailable, unfastened, crude, straight-shooting, man-to-man, straight, unresolved, receptive, undefended, guileless, impromptu, impartial

callous, saucy, arrogant, brash, rude, disrespectful, impolite, contemptuous, outrageous, derisive, outspoken, brazen, flagrant, cheeky, audacious, insolent, impertinent, irreverent, mouthy, presumptuous, insubordinate, defiant, sacrilegious, bold, discourteous, sarcastic

naive, sincere, frank, undeceptive, honest, overt, broad, trusting, downright, unsophisticated, artless, outgoing, callow, direct, undisguised, unbeguiling, natural, unrestrained, plain-spoken, unaffected, open, unartful, plain, blunt, ingenuous, genuine, uncalculating, undeceitful, un-artificial, straightforward, undeceiving

bald, spare, clear, terse, uncomplicated, austere, bare, pure, simple, unadulterated, innocent, crystalline, refined, chaste, childlike, elementary

intelligible, folksy, unpoetical, prosaic, uncluttered, stark, informal, unadorned, ordinary, casual, unpretentious

factual, ethical, honorable, trustworthy, truthful, earnest

Usage examples:

• We desire to allow it full force, while we ask the reader's candid judgment of the conclusion. - "Three Prize Essays on American Slavery", R. B. Thurston A.C. Baldwin Timothy Williston.
• When he had finished, the old man answered, Now thou hast been candid with me, and hast a claim to equal sincerity on my side. - "Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers", Various.
• And then circumstances had arisen which made it so natural that she should be open and candid with Mary. - "Ralph the Heir", Anthony Trollope.