FOURSQUARE Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfȯr-ˈskwer

Definition of foursquare

as in outspoken

free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions it's no time to be foursquare if you're asked whether a certain outfit makes a person look fat

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as in straight

going straight to the point clearly and firmly a foursquare evaluation of her performance that didn't mince words

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as in square

having four equal sides and four right angles the design of the foursquare Georgian mansion is strongly symmetrical, the wide central hallway being flanked by two rooms on either side

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foursquare

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adverb

as in openly

in an honest and direct manner asked him foursquare if he was ever going to propose to her

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Recent Examples of foursquare

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The foursquare drill is meant to hone pitchers’ reaction time fielding comebackers and making awkward throws. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020 From today’s viewpoint, its most familiar American manifestations were possibly the comfortably foursquare domestic architecture and furnishing designs produced by Gustav Stickley in the early 20th century. — Barrymore Laurence Scherer, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018 Oddly enough, these statements are foursquare at odds with these legislators’ voting records. — Deroy Murdock, National Review, 11 Dec. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foursquare

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Strahan has been outspoken about his kids in the past, sharing in 2025 that his daughter Isabella Strahan had been diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor, two years prior.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Davis has long been an outspoken advocate for diversity and Black representation, especially in the entertainment industry.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of outspoken

Adjective

The Bears used seven straight runs up the middle to drive 75 yards for the opening touchdown.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Coach John Harbaugh made the interesting decision Friday night to sit Dart and a number of other starters for a second straight preseason game.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of straight

Adverb

The Tate brothers, who openly describe themselves as misogynists, built a global following by promoting a lavish, hypermasculine lifestyle through their social media empire.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point reports that veteran foreign jihadists now openly call al-Sharaa a sellout.

— Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of openly

Adjective

Democrats, with their signature concern for minority rights, had additional reasons to distrust straightforward majority rule.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Your husband merely identified the obvious, most vicious enemy of the people in straightforward terms.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of straightforward

Adverb

Where once there were just plain old cherry or grape tomatoes, now there are Sugar Bombs, and Flavor Bombs, and Lolli Bombs and Sprinkles.

— Kenny Malone, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
At Target, The Washington Post reported during the 2026 season that a plain clear plastic pencil case ran $4.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

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