candid
adjectiveHow many syllables in candid?
There are 2 syllables in the word candid.How to pronounce candid:
Definition of candid:
- candid (adjective):
- marked by honest sincere expression
- honest and straightforward in speech or behaviour
- characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion.
Synonyms for candid:
blunt
direct
downright
earnest
fair
forthcoming
forthright
frank
free
free-spoken
guileless
honest
impartial
ingenuous
just
open
openhearted
outspoken
plain
plainspoken
point-blank
round
sincere
straight
straight-from-the-shoulder
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Antonyms for candid:
artful
beguiling
below the belt
bent
biased
bluffing
cagey
calculating
cheating
circuitous
clandestine
conniving
covert
coy
crafty
crooked
cunning
deceitful
deceiving
deceptive
delusive
delusory
designing
devious
dirty
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- candice
- cancun
- canape
- canaan
- cana
- campused
- campsite
- campers
- campbell
- camels
- calor
- calloused
- callop
- callate
- calla
- caleigh
- cahoots
- caer
- caeneus
- caddie
- cacti
- cabins
- bypass
- bygone
- buzzes
- buzzard
- buying
- buttons
- butane
- busting
- busied
- burry
- burrows
- burrell
- burqa
- burping
- burgled
- burgess
- burgers
- burdines
- bullets
- buildings
- builded
- bugles
- buglem
- buffer
- budgie
- buckstay
- buckboard
- bubba
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