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Synonyms for point-blank
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Princeton's WordNet
blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulderadjective
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
"blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
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free-spoken, stark(a), outspoken, crude(a), open, candid, forthright, plainspoken, blunt, straight-from-the-shoulder, frank, vocal, heart-to-heartAntonyms:
indirectpoint-blankadverb
close enough to go straight to the target
"point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"
Synonyms:
free-spoken, outspoken, forthright, candid, blunt, plainspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder, frankAntonyms:
indirectpoint-blankadverb
in a direct and unequivocal manner
"I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"
Antonyms:
indirect
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
point-blankadjective
Synonyms:
direct, plain, unqualified, unreserved
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#283 | open | |
#2537 | frank | |
#6652 | vocal | |
#11372 | blunt | |
#13668 | candid | |
#33971 | outspoken | |
#56463 | forthright | |
#300480 | plainspoken |
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I've been listening to it for over 40 years. I was 24 years old when my husband was murdered, shot in the head, point-blank, by Mumia Abu-Jamal, he did it with malice and did it with premeditation, and there's no doubt in my mind. I went to every single court hearing, and if anyone wanted to know who murdered my husband, it was me. I wanted to know who murdered Danny, and it was Mumia. He did it with such malice. I mean, he executed him.
As for me, I've told you it's never easy being in this business and coming from a political family, especially now. The situation is unlike anything I could have imagined. And yet, I know what matters at work and at home. Everyone knows you support your family. I know and appreciate that you get that, but you should also know I never covered my brother's troubles because I obviously have a conflict and there are rules at CNN about that, i said last year that his appearances on this show would be short-lived and they were. The last was over a year ago, long before any kind of scandal. I also said back then that a day would come when he would have to be held to account and I can't do that. I said point-blank, I can't be objective when it comes to my family, so I never reported on the scandal and when it happened, I tried to be there for my brother.
I asked her point blank,' Why do you want this ? Is this worth it ?' Because this has clearly been very hard on her as a nominee, and she paused and reflected a moment, and just spoke to how she feels called to serve in a very personal way that I thought was impactful.
I'm here today because I care about small business, point blank.
Everyone was panicked and was lying down on the floor. There was blood everywhere, they were shooting at people at point blank.
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