unvarnished
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7.0
- adjective
- /ʌnˈvɑrnɪʃt/
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directo
- He gave an unvarnished account of the events, revealing everything that happened without holding back.
- the unvarnished truth
It's a combination of of quantity and fierce, unvarnished feedback from readers.
- It's a combination of of quantity and fierce, unvarnished feedback from readers.
- But it's because people want the unvarnished truth.
- How much worse can it get by telling America the unvarnished, unprocessed, unredacted truth about this coup?
- I give you an unvarnished, competent review of a generally recent work in philosophy.
- And what people say about their sex lives is not sort of unvarnished truth.
- It's like all of these things are about this unvarnished directness to say it as it is.
- You're going to like look at yourself in the unvarnished harsh light of the sun and ask yourself where are you really?
Examples
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My job is to look at statistics and research results and tell the unvarnished truth about what they say.
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I give you an unvarnished, competent review of a generally recent work in philosophy.
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And so he got to see a lot of human nature and it's very unvarnished state close up.
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Real, unvarnished stories, whether the people that we are writing about like them or not.
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Not only will it give us the unvarnished truth, it may save his ass.
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But the unvarnished truth was not going to do anyone any good.
Fiction book (1995) -
What started out as reality fiction is becoming more and more unvarnished reality.
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It's like all of these things are about this unvarnished directness to say it as it is.
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"In this series we have only the plain, unvarnished truth," one contemporary reviewer wrote.
Academic text (2007) -
So this is as close to an unvarnished, unbiased professional review as you'll find.
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Synonyms
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1.0
Truthful and fair, not cheating or lying
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1.4
Honest and direct in what they say
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3.5
Honest and clear in speech or action
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1.3
Always saying what really happened and not lying
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3.4
Open and honest when giving opinions or feelings
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2.0
Said in a simple, direct way without hiding the truth
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4.6
Open and honest, telling the truth even when it is hard
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3.6
Someone who is honest and direct, not hiding anything
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5.5
Being direct and honest when talking or acting
Direct and clear without hiding anything
Plain and honest speech or writing that shows the truth without softening
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Etymology
The word unvarnished comes from un- 'not' and varnish 'to cover with a shiny finish'. A helpful image is wood left without polish, so an unvarnished opinion shows the plain truth, direct and honest.