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Plainspoken is an English word with synonyms like outspoken or frank. Below you'll find 1 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Plainspoken in a sentence

Plainspoken meaning

Speaking in a forthright manner.

Synonyms of Plainspoken

unrhetorical straight-from-the-shoulder point-blank outspoken free-spoken frank forthright candid blunt direct

Related words

Other words often associated with Plainspoken or its synonyms:

change straightforward hotdog informal aim lead obvious communicatory modify point nonstop dog

Using Plainspoken

  • The main meaning on this page is: Speaking in a forthright manner.
  • Useful related words include: unrhetorical, straight-from-the-shoulder, point-blank, outspoken.

Context around Plainspoken

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Plainspoken

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

to be plainspoken about sexual 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

members of the 1×

Common sentence endings:

were consciously discarded 1×

Words around Plainspoken

Just before it in the word index:

plainsong 8 plainsmen 13 plainsman 2 plainsboro 4 plains 953 plainness 6

Just after it in the word index:

plaintalk 2 plaintext 81 plaintexts 9 plaintiff 455 plaintiffs 618 plaintive 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaaaaaaa 3 aaaaaaaaab 3 aaaid 3 aaan 3 aaarth 3 aabar 3

Corpus analysis for Plainspoken

  • In this selection, "plainspoken" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include to be plainspoken about sexual. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plainspoken" sits close to words such as aaaaaaaaaa, aaaaaaaaab and aaaid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plainspoken

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Members of the club had to be plainspoken about sexual related matters and all taboos were consciously discarded. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Members of the club had to be plainspoken about sexual related matters and all taboos were consciously discarded. (18 words)

Example sentences (1)

Members of the club had to be plainspoken about sexual related matters and all taboos were consciously discarded.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plainspoken" in a sentence?
An example: "Members of the club had to be plainspoken about sexual related matters and all taboos were consciously discarded." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "plainspoken" from authentic English texts.
What does "plainspoken" mean?
Plainspoken means: Speaking in a forthright manner.
What are synonyms of "plainspoken"?
Common synonyms of "plainspoken" include: unrhetorical, straight-from-the-shoulder, point-blank, outspoken, free-spoken, frank, forthright, candid. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "plainspoken" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "plainspoken", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.