Bluntness — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Blunt (adjective)

Blunt is a different word from Bluntness. The synonyms below are for blunt, not for bluntness.

1. being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner

   "he values honesty and is quite blunt about telling people what he doesn't like about them"

   similar: abrupt, bluff, brusque, crusty, curt, downright, short, short-spoken, snippy, unceremonious
   related: gruff, rough, snappish, candid, direct, forthright, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, point-blank, straightforward, straight-out, artless, discourteous, disrespectful, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, insensitive, rude, tactless, undiplomatic, brief, closemouthed, laconic, reserved, reticent, terse, tight-lipped, earnest, honest, sincere, coarse, crass, crude, low, uncouth, vulgar
   opposite: circuitous, mealymouthed
   near: civil, considerate, courteous, diplomatic, gracious, polite, politic, smooth, suave, tactful, loquacious, talkative, voluble, long-winded, prolix, verbose, courtly, cultivated, gallant, genteel, polished, refined

2. lacking sharpness of edge or point

   "a blunt knife won't open that package"

   similar: blunted, dull, dulled, obtuse
   related: dullish, rounded, smooth, even, flat, flattened, level
   opposite: cutting, edged, edgy, ground, honed, keen, pointed, sharp, sharpened, whetted
   near: jagged, needlelike, prickly, spiked, spikelike, spiky, spiny, jabbing, lacerating, piercing, scratching, stabbing, ultrasharp