ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsCcandor
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candor
Meaning: the quality of being open and honest
candor in a sentence
How candor is used in real sentences:
She spoke with refreshing candor about her mistakes.
His candor about the mistake earned respect.
“Readers trusted it because Thomas ran an exemplary shop and valued candor, admitting patriot setbacks instead of inventing victories.”
— from the passage Ink Before Dawn
Synonyms for candor
Other words for candor — frankness, honesty and openness — carry the same meaning.
- frankness
- honesty
- openness
Antonyms of candor
Words that mean the opposite of candor:
- deception
- evasiveness
Where it comes from
From Latin candor 'whiteness, purity'
Memory hook
CANDOR — speaks pure-white truth.