candid

Saying what you really think or feel, clearly and honestly.

• Please give me your candid opinion.
• He was candid about his mistakes.
• We had a candid discussion about money.

How to use it: candid with someone (Please be candid with me about my work.); candid about something (She was candid about the difficulties she faced.)

Similar words: honest, frank, open, straightforward

Opposites: dishonest, evasive

Common phrases: candid opinion, candid discussion, candid with someone, candid admission

Judging fairly without favouring either side.

• A candid judge must hear both sides.
• Her candid assessment gave neither group an advantage.
• He asked for a candid judgment based only on the evidence.

Similar words: fair, impartial, unbiased

Opposites: biased, partial

Common phrases: candid judgment, candid observer, candid assessment

A photograph taken while someone is acting naturally rather than posing for the camera.

• She took a candid of us laughing.
• The album contains portraits and candids.
• My favourite wedding candid shows my father dancing.

Similar words: candid photograph, unposed photograph

Common phrases: take a candid, wedding candid, a lovely candid