straight-up

Examples

• All

• I'm just gonna tell you straight up.

  Blood Stains (2018)

• And I told her straight up, hey, I'm not going out like that.

• OK, This is straight up weird and good.

• But both of these, in my opinion, are straight up lies.

• Yeah, so I'd just rather buy them from you, straight up.

  The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

• Straight up, you could be a huge star.

  Red Rocket (2021)

• Ineed you to be straight up with me.

  Running Scared (2006)

• That's what happened, straight up.

  Barbarian (2022)

• I want their info, they're giving it to me straight up.

  After Last Season (2009)

• I appreciate it when people are straight-up honest with me.

Synonyms

F

frankly

vsstraight-up

∞ 3.2

In an honest and direct way that may upset or surprise

is less formal and adds stronger blunt emphasis

T

to tell the truth

vsstraight-up

814 2.7

Say what really happened without hiding facts or lying

is more informal and adds blunt emphasis of completeness

S

straight

vsstraight-up

392 1.6

In an honest and direct way

is the informal, emphatic form stressing absolute honesty

O

openly

vsstraight-up

303 1.6

To say or do things without hiding feelings

is more casual and stresses complete openness and truth

T

tell you the truth

vsstraight-up

• Informal

227 4.5

Say you are being honest before you speak

is more casual and asserts full, plain truth instead of preface

H

honestly

vsstraight-up

182 1.3

In a truthful way that shows you mean what you say

is more informal and adds emphasis of total truth

P

plain

vsstraight-up

89 2.0

Said in a simple, direct way without hiding the truth

is more informal and stresses complete lack of exaggeration

D

directly

vsstraight-up

88 1.4

In a clear honest way, saying what you think

is more casual and signals total, unhidden truth

B

blatantly

vsstraight-up

58 4.8

In a very obvious and shameless way that offends people

is less about offensiveness and more about plain honesty

F

flatly

vsstraight-up

45 4.6

In a firm way that shows no doubt

is more colloquial and adds emphatic honesty rather than certainty

B

bluntly

vsstraight-up

40 4.6

In a direct way that is not polite

is more informal and focuses on complete truthful emphasis

O

outright

vsstraight-up

36 4.3

Directly and openly, without hiding or delay

is more casual and carries extra emphasis of complete truth

C

candidly

vsstraight-up

28 4.1

In an honest, direct way without hiding your true thoughts

is more colloquial and insists on full, plain truth

F

flat out

vsstraight-up

• Informal

21 7.0

To say something plainly without hiding feelings

is similar but more informal and stresses no exaggeration

I

in all honesty

vsstraight-up

17 3.7

To tell the truth to show you really mean it

is more casual and amplifies that complete honesty

P

point blank

vsstraight-up

• Informal

9 5.0

In a very direct way without trying to hide anything

is less formal and signals open, wholehearted truth

F

forthrightly

vsstraight-up

7 6.7

In a direct and honest way without hiding anything

is less formal and carries stronger everyday emphasis

S

straightforwardly

vsstraight-up

5 3.9

In a clear, honest way without hiding anything

is more colloquial and stresses no exaggeration or hiding

S

straight-out

vsstraight-up

4 6.1

Completely direct with no doubt or excuse

is more colloquial and stresses total lack of exaggeration

U

unreservedly

vsstraight-up

3 7.1

Completely and without holding back

is more conversational and focuses on plain, total honesty

F

flat

vsstraight-up

2 4.4

In a direct and blunt way

is more conversational and emphasizes full truth without gloss

S

straight-from-the-shoulder

vsstraight-up

• Informal

7.7

Direct and honest in speech that does not hide what you think

is more informal and emphasizes wholehearted truthfulness

O

outrightly

vsstraight-up

6.0

In a complete and direct way, without any doubt

is more informal and adds an emphatic honest tone

Antonyms

C

concealed

5 3.7

Hidden so people cannot see it

E

exaggerated

1 4.1

Made to look bigger or more important than it really is

How Honest

straight-up

• Informal

43 7.9

frankly

∞ 3.2

honestly

182 1.3

sincerely

152 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology