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adjective (CONFIDENT) /ˈfɔː.wəd/
/ˈfɔːr.wɚd/ disapprovingDefinition
› confident and honest in a way that ignores the usual social rules and might seem rude: Do you think it was forward of me to invite her to dinner when we'd only just met?Blunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot saying muchNot being friendlyConfidence and self-assuranceShowing arrogance and conceit
(Definition of forward adjective (CONFIDENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- baldly adverb
- blunt adjective (RUDE)
- bluntly adverb
- brusque adjective
- brutal adjective
- frank adjective
- frankly adverb
- frankness noun
- in a word idiom
- in the raw idiom
- man-to-man adjective, adverb
- outspoken adjective
- plain speaking noun
- point-blank adverb, adjective (NOT POLITE)
- straight adjective, adverb (HONEST)
- tell verb (SPEAK)
- term noun (DESCRIPTION)
- terse adjective
- unvarnished adjective
- vocal adjective (OFTEN HEARD)
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