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What is another word for
calling a spade a spade
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Verb
Present participle for to speak the truth, to say things as they really are
Present participle for to speak frankly, honestly or bluntly
Present participle for to precisely state or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of
Adjective
Blunt and plain-spoken in one's manner of speaking or behavior
Unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings
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Present participle for to speak the truth, to say things as they really are
laying it on the line
speaking plainly
speaking your mind
shooting from the hip
“These Macedonians are a rude and clownish people that
call a spade a spade
.”
Verb
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Present participle for to speak frankly, honestly or bluntly
laying it on the line
pulling no punches
speaking frankly
speaking honestly
coming clean
giving it to someone straight
not beating about the bush
telling it how it is
telling it like it is
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Present participle for to precisely state or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of
defining
describing
stating
explaining
interpreting
characterising
UK
characterizing
US
denoting
detailing
expounding
expressing
elucidating
terming
charactering
clarifying
construing
denominating
depicting
exemplifying
explicating
illustrating
portraying
representing
ascertaining
formalising
UK
formalizing
US
labelling
UK
labeling
US
naming
assigning
designating
dubbing
entitling
etching
identifying
settling
stipulating
tagging
translating
spelling out
stating precisely
expressing in words
laying it out
nailing it down
putting into words
giving the meaning of
Adjective
▲
Blunt and plain-spoken in one's manner of speaking or behavior
crisp
blunt
decisive
brisk
brusque
curt
short
vigorous
abrupt
bald
brutal
businesslike
frank
indelicate
sharp
snappish
snappy
abrasive
caustic
cavalier
gruff
harsh
offhand
rough
terse
unceremonious
outspoken
tactless
tart
upfront
dusty
snippy
no-nonsense
pulling no punches
plain-spoken
straight from the shoulder
to the point
not beating about the bush
not mincing one's words
speaking one's mind
direct
candid
forthright
straightforward
matter-of-fact
straight-talking
straight-shooting
point-blank
honest
unequivocal
explicit
unvarnished
unqualified
undisguised
simple
unadorned
unembellished
stark
bare
unpolished
trenchant
uncompromising
hard-hitting
brief and to the point
plain
plain-speaking
intolerant
rude
discourteous
impolite
ungracious
uncivil
crusty
surly
bluff
churlish
downright
pithy
impatient
monosyllabic
short-spoken
clipped
brief
unmannerly
undiplomatic
peremptory
not afraid to call a spade a spade
brusk
laconic
impetuous
crude
off
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Unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings
tactless
rude
inconsiderate
insensitive
disrespectful
uncivil
discourteous
impertinent
impolite
unfeeling
blunt
frank
hurtful
outspoken
thoughtless
uncaring
undiplomatic
unkind
unsympathetic
abrupt
bluff
cruel
impolitic
sharp
uncharitable
uncivilised
UK
uncivilized
US
unconsiderate
ungentlemanly
unladylike
plain-spoken
uncalled for
speaking as one finds
indelicate
indiscreet
graceless
brash
rough
crude
vulgar
gruff
injudicious
crass
unrefined
unsubtle
boorish
uncouth
coarse
unpolished
short
ungracious
curt
harsh
offensive
brusque
untactful
tasteless
unmannerly
unceremonious
indecorous
gauche
clumsy
terse
ill-mannered
inelegant
imprudent
snippy
awkward
uncultured
improper
snappy
brazen
ill-bred
uncultivated
shameless
caustic
gross
inadvisable
unwise
blundering
impudent
unmannered
bold
rough-hewn
loutish
unmindful
ill-advised
offhand
crusty
lowbrow
cheeky
tart
churlish
low
ungraceful
insulting
downright
lowbred
bungling
rash
raw
inept
forward
snappish
bad-mannered
in bad taste
maladroit
short-spoken
hasty
unthinking
audacious
unthoughtful
ill-judged
abusive
crisp
fresh
presumptuous
common
brusk
raffish
rugged
roughneck
incult
cocky
illiberal
inappropriate
insensible
arrogant
uneducated
brutal
contumelious
unhandsome
rustic
oafish
barbarous
unsophisticated
barbaric
in poor taste
mannerless
outlandish
unpolitic
uncalled-for
heedless
insolent
careless
dusty
saucy
derogatory
callous
disregardful
distasteful
unpleasant
asocial
antisocial
surly
uncomfortable
wooden
uneasy
outrageous
flip
unseemly
unacceptable
apathetic
ill-chosen
ignorant
stiff
unworldly
barbarian
rustical
stilted
brisk
lippy
malapert
philistine
disgracious
corrupt
abrasive
smart alecky
peremptory
socially unsure
clipped
socially awkward
lacking in social graces
socially inept
immodest
incompetent
unblushing
regardless
selfish
nasty
brutish
sickening
unconscionable
beyond the pale
revolting
vile
provincial
parochial
bad
loud-mouthed
cheap
agrestic
inurbane
disgusting
nauseating
gaudy
intolerant
monosyllabic
snippety
lumpish
obnoxious
obtuse
self-assertive
self-confident
loud
vivacious
unconcerned
bizarre
blustering
barefaced
sassy
incautious
unfair
heartless
reckless
sick
gruesome
nervy
decisive
wise
brassy
not afraid to call a spade a spade
cocksure
stupid
unperceptive
pert
vigorous
businesslike
bald
brassbound
derisive
denigratory
arch
smart
cavalier
libelous
US
libellous
UK
upfront
procacious
personal
prejudiced
blasphemous
not beating about the bush
to the point
not mincing one's words
pulling no punches
no-nonsense
straight from the shoulder
speaking one's mind
brazen-faced
bold-faced
brass-necked
out of line
unaware
politically incorrect
un-PC
trashy
raunchy
unclassy
hideous
off-colour
UK
off-color
US
low-down-and-dirty
low-down
disagreeable
disparaging
unchivalrous
uncomplimentary
ungenteel
mouthy
smart-alecky
ungallant
sullen
overbearing
out-of-line
underbred
inaffable
insubordinate
disdainful
intrusive
crabbed
yokelish
bounderish
unfriendly
contemptuous
scornful
sarcastic
pushy
irreverent
spiteful
bitter
scurrilous
malicious
mean
bad-tempered
ill-natured
wounding
ill-tempered
hostile
slighting
ill-humored
US
presuming
degrading
ill-humoured
UK
vitriolic
biting
hateful
cantankerous
flippant
acerbic
sour
cutting
grouchy
belittling
bumptious
venomous
irritable
truculent
grumpy
overbold
vituperative
aggressive
assuming
overconfident
familiar
scathing
unabashed
inhospitable
unsociable
objectionable
bellicose
acerb
catty
foul
pejorative
sardonic
tetchy
vicious
poisonous
cool
cross
testy
uncongenial
critical
vindictive
opprobrious
mean-spirited
annoying
galling
rancorous
uppity
blatant
assumptive
severe
antagonistic
reprehensible
exceptionable
irascible
sulky
angry
haughty
petulant
smart-aleck
filthy
off
impatient
impetuous
deprecatory
censurable
overfamiliar
irritating
crotchety
affronting
dirty
splenetic
arrant
curmudgeonly
defamatory
malign
acid
boldfaced
stern
snide
crabby
repugnant
negative
humiliating
satirical
derisory
displeasing
short-tempered
combative
hard
fractious
scrappy
self-centered
US
dismissive
peevish
ornery
upsetting
bold as brass
offish
malevolent
chippy
querulous
huffy
pointed
trenchant
ungrateful
insufferable
vituperatory
contemptible
belligerent
bearish
sneering
depreciatory
vilifying
invective
self-centred
UK
reproachful
confrontational
mischievous
supercilious
demeaning
satiric
self-asserting
imperious
prickly
depreciative
pretentious
aloof
derogative
detestable
denigrative
unappreciative
shocking
quarrelsome
despiteful
overweening
furious
unthankful
narky
brief
smart-mouthed
mordant
dyspeptic
aweless
viperous
scowling
malignant
hotheaded
defiant
morose
acrimonious
inappreciative
abhorrent
barbed
mopey
unhelpful
comfortless
pitiless
confident
ratty
argumentative
deplorable
facetious
mocking
shirty
intolerable
smug
jeering
acidulous
unwelcome
repulsive
undesirable
thankless
snarky
corrosive
scurrile
scurril
pungent
stinging
misbehaved
scalding
acidic
acrid
off-base
free
reviling
touchy
virulent
moody
pompous
provocative
astringent
assertive
obloquious
lofty
lordly
censorious
profane
difficult
provoking
distant
piercing
cute
unneighbourly
calumniating
superior
impious
sacrilegious
glum
pouty
unsocial
pugnacious
vexing
unneighborly
hifalutin
glib
highfalutin
uppish
forceful
smarty-pants
important
choleric
hubristic
conceited
humourless
UK
humorless
US
bilious
sniffy
huffish
chesty
slanderous
toplofty
detractive
scandalous
unthanking
grating
unsmiling
pouting
toploftical
moping
obtrusive
uptight
taunting
masterful
egotistic
decrying
contentious
remote
smart-assed
US
detracting
disapproving
smart-arsed
UK
sharp-tongued
insupportable
ironical
mordacious
badly behaved
disgustful
sarky
unwanted
searing
indecent
high-handed
high-and-mighty
waspish
self-assured
stiff-necked
quick-tempered
playful
high-hat
keen
hot-tempered
incisive
boisterous
violent
berating
deprecating
scolding
unwelcoming
witty
evil-minded
jocular
out of order
unaffable
exasperating
jokey
calumniatory
pithy
unlikable
cold
tongue-in-cheek
whimsical
castigating
ridiculing
low-bred
frivolous
dour
funny
impulsive
cussed
chilly
upbraiding
frosty
protrusive
scoffing
iconoclastic
standoffish
stroppy
humorous
wrathful
discrediting
withering
base
tough
saturnine
dictatorial
piggish
hoggish
joyless
militant
cranky
meddlesome
unbearable
wretched
perfunctory
presumptive
fiery
maligning
despicable
breezy
traducing
impish
irreverential
unhallowed
unholy
ungodly
as bold as brass
ugly
patronizing
US
thrusting
in-your-face
unflattering
snooty
bloody-minded
grumbling
loathly
condescending
domineering
direct
forthright
bantam
spiky
dry
snotty
unsatisfactory
hard to take
penetrating
rubbing the wrong way
stand-offish
patronising
UK
out of sorts
officious
daring
stuck-up
high and mighty
razor-edged
coming on strong
devastating
damaging
ill-behaved
unfortunate
uncourtly
obvious
boldface
heavy
shrewish
perverse
ill
unlovable
uncourteous
rotten
unbecoming
charmless
unheard-of
fearless
brave
plucky
tacky
homespun
breviloquent
magisterial
mannish
unfeminine
hoydenish
manlike
tomboyish
unwomanly
proud
hardy
headstrong
imperative
unloveable
earthy
ballsy
contrary
ranting
denunciatory
laconic
unamicable
tense
piqued
peckish
liverish
waxy
soreheaded
miffy
naughty
lacking civility
bad mannered
ingrate
mortifying
disgruntled
vehement
put down
unfilial
profanatory
indulgent
over-free
relaxed
overindulgent
depreciating
disobliging
matter-of-fact
showy
indignant
damning
volatile
weisenheiming
flashy
debasing
feisty
reproving
castigatory
brazenfaced
roisterous
rollicking
unrelatable
displeased
eggy
sophomoric
jazzy
garish
unashamed
unshrinking
unembarrassed
unreserved
uninhibited
ironic
loudmouthed
flirtatious
acetose
not on speaking terms
cursory
on a short fuse
overassertive
spirited
unindulgent
affected
bullish
detractory
cynical
free-and-easy
tolerant
pettish
whiny
eristic
disputatious
casual
inane
clever
amusing
overfriendly
short-fused
high-pitched
gritty
snobbish
full of oneself
quizzical
full of yourself
discontented
over-assertive
bare-faced
self-important
boastful
opinionated
having short fuse
hot under collar
out of humour
ridiculous
silly
wisecracking
execrable
ignominious
ignoble
dishonorable
US
paltry
sordid
currish
robust
snobby
tony
pushful
swanky
ostentatious
elitist
persnickety
superficial
not backwards in coming forwards
unsportsmanlike
dyslogistic
judgemental
sniping
judgmental
disadvantageous
downgrading
teasing
shallow
irresponsible
carefree
jibing
inimical
evil-intentioned
savage
dishonourable
UK
ruthless
jocose
droll
jesting
wry
roguish
joking
waggish
lighthearted
precious
cutesy
toffee-nosed
throwing one's weight about
high-flown
hoity-toity
putting on airs
clodhopping
insouciant
pillorying
pernicious
vengeful
baleful
adversarial
lampooning
gally
snidey
maleficent
malefic
comical
adversary
mincingly clever
blithe
jaundiced
cross-grained
puckish
low-minded
for the birds
glacial
antipathetic
light-hearted
indifferent
mortal
meddling
interfering
unamiable
prying
nosy
withdrawn
reserved
unforthcoming
reclusive
reticent
detached
solitary
nosey
ungenerous
appalling
xenophobic
private
unapproachable
uncommunicative
taciturn
retiring
introverted
unreceptive
intruding
snoopy
repellent
loathsome
unpalatable
odious
busy
ill-disposed
unclubbable
misanthropic
frigid
mopish
unsavoury
UK
dislikable
obscene
horrid
rebarbative
frightful
horrible
noxious
dreadful
unsavory
US
inadmissible
nauseous
inquisitive
awful
ghastly
unfit
invidious
terrible
quiet
inaccessible
distrustful
nongregarious
brooding
silent
inapproachable
unbending
secretive
standoff
pushing
bogging
poison
unsuitable
inexpedient
ill-favoured
UK
beastly
intermeddling
suspicious
unfavourable
UK
importunate
sick-making
ill-favored
US
off-putting
not okay
egotistical
unfavorable
US
minimising
UK
deflating
diminishing
cold-eyed
buttoned-up
bigheaded
dishonouring
UK
discreditable
dishonoring
US
minimizing
US
aspersing
fault-finding
self-satisfied
too big for your boots
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calling a spade a spade
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