point-blank
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5.6
- adjective
- /ˈpɔɪntˌblæŋk/
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- I I think that in work settings it's just better to just point blank say this is what needs to happen.
- asked point-blank
- refused point-blank
Now I ask you point blank, do you want to change this?
- Now I ask you point blank, do you want to change this?
- Reality shows you point blank all of the areas you're weak in.
- I I think that in work settings it's just better to just point blank say this is what needs to happen.
- But he had told me point blank years ago, not what's in the lawsuit, but you know this what's going on.
- I got the uninvite and you're going to shade me and I'm sorry, Rick gifting's tacky point blank.
- And asking that kind of point blank question is a really quick way to get somebody like Billy Wah to say we're done here and that's it.
- They just told us point blank, and they had raised us, you know, we may not have had a lot of money.
- And when asked point blank, when did you know she dodged?
- I I asked him point blank were their bodies?
- She's Jack Crawford tells her point blank with the first meeting.
- It's a condescension as well as just a point blank misunderstanding.
- She's Jack Crawford tells her point blank when the first meeting.
- That's me being very just point blank.
Examples
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You might as well all know, point-blank, we're about broke.
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And our reporter asked him point blank, are you vaccinated?
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Now I ask you point blank, do you want to change this?
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And so I would just ask her point blank, This does not seem like you.
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We're in town five minutes and you ask a point blank question like that?
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I asked you point-blank, "Were you involved in this?"
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Do yourself a favor: Just ask the girl about her past point-blank.
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I remember asking her, point-blank, if she thought I was crazy for the choices I was making.
Blog text (4) -
I had my suspicions about their relationship, so I asked her point-blank if anything was happening.
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I'm going to tell you point-blank that I disagree with your opinion.
Synonyms
392
1.6
In an honest and direct way
302
3.5
Honest and clear in speech or action
104
3.4
Open and honest when giving opinions or feelings
100
3.8
Speaking in a direct, plain way that can sound rude
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2.0
Said in a simple, direct way without hiding the truth
83
4.6
Open and honest, telling the truth even when it is hard
78
4.2
To speak freely and directly about opinions or feelings
59
4.3
Honest and direct about feelings or plans
51
3.6
Someone who is honest and direct, not hiding anything
43
7.9
Used to say something is completely honest without exaggeration
40
4.6
In a direct way that is not polite
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5.5
Being direct and honest when talking or acting
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7.0
To say something plainly without hiding feelings
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6.1
Completely direct with no doubt or excuse
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4.3
Speaking simply and honestly without hiding meaning
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4.4
In a direct and blunt way
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6.3
Someone who speaks clearly and honestly without hiding things
Direct and honest in speech that does not hide what you think
Direct and clear without hiding anything
Speaking in a direct and open way without hiding opinions
Antonyms
How Direct
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Point-blank came from the idea of firing straight at a single point on a target, so it began to describe words that hit 'straight' at the truth without softening. So a point-blank refusal or question is very direct and blunt.