uncandid

9.1

Something that is not honest or open and hides the truth

adjective
/ʌnˈkændɪd/

Formal

: no sincero

An uncandid review can damage the reputation of a business.

Examples

The manager's uncandid remarks made the team feel unfairly treated.
She was criticized for her uncandid response during the interview.
Don't be uncandid!
His response was quite uncandid during the interview.
The manager was uncandid about the project's failures, opting instead to highlight only its few successes.
Her uncandid responses during the interview raised suspicions about her honesty.
He offered an uncandid account of the events, leaving out key details that would have shown his true intentions.

Synonyms

untruthful

vsuncandid

6 4.8

Not honest and likely to tell lies

prefers to hide facts or show bias instead of direct falsehood

untransparent

vsuncandid

1 7.6

Not open or honest about important facts

is biased or hides truth rather than simple secrecy

truthless

vsuncandid

7.6

Not honest and likely to say things that are not true

focuses on biased concealment rather than general dishonesty

Antonyms

truthful

121 1.3

Always saying what really happened and not lying

candid

83 4.6

Open and honest, telling the truth even when it is hard

How Honest

candid

83 4.6

guarded

4.9

uncandid

Formal

9.1

dishonest

128 2.5

Surface Forms

uncandid positive

Morphology

uncandid = candid (transparent) = un + candid

The negative prefix 'un-' directly reverses the meaning of the adjective 'candid', so the sense is predictable for learners.

Etymology

The word uncandid starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from candid, from Latin candidus meaning 'white' and 'open'. Think of candor, a word for 'honesty', so uncandid means not honest or not open about the truth.