What does candid mean?
Candid means Impartial and free from prejudice..
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/ˈkæn.dɪd/ · adjective
Impartial and free from prejudice..
He knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement.
Asked about the Brexit vote, the candid president told Marr: «I am not the one to judge or comment on the decision of your people.»
a surprisingly candid admission of guilt
“I know you do; and it is that which makes the wonder. With your good sense, to be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others! Affectation of candour is common enough;—one meets with it everywhere. But to be candid without ostentation or design—to take the good of everybody's character and make it still better, and say nothing of the bad—belongs to you alone.[…]”
My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish!
Sam Altman, the chief executive and co-founder of OpenAI, has been ousted from his own company after its board accused him of “being not consistently candid in his communications”.
Will the introduction of supplementary flash or flood intrude on a candid picture situation or ruin the mood?
The Box receives all Black, but, pour'd from thence, / The Stones came candid forth; the Hue of Innocence.
Use candid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Candid means Impartial and free from prejudice..
Common synonyms include unbiased, unprejudiced, candid, cold.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement.
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