What are some opposite words for bluntness?
Antonyms for bluntnessblunt·ness
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term bluntness.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
bluntness
Antonyms:
acumen, acuteness, cleverness, discernment, insight, keenness, penetration, perspicacity, sagacity, sharpness, shrewdnessSynonyms:
dulness, obtuseness, stupidity
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Princeton's WordNet
bluntnessnoun
the quality of being direct and outspoken
"the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"
Synonyms:
dullnessdullness, bluntnessnoun
without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
"the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"
Synonyms:
dullness, obtuseness
How to use bluntness in a sentence?
Bluntness is a virtue.
The task of a public officer seeking to explain and gain support for a major policy is not that of the writer of a doctoral thesis, qualification must give way to simplicity of statement, nicety and nuance to bluntness, almost brutality, in carrying home a point.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4791 | insight | |
#9116 | penetration | |
#30484 | sharpness | |
#37893 | acumen | |
#44038 | discernment | |
#69512 | cleverness | |
#91928 | sagacity | |
#136271 | keenness | |
#151922 | shrewdness | |
#177315 | bluntness | |
#177701 | acuteness | |
#192914 | perspicacity |
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