UP-FRONT Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

up-front

adjective

ˌəp-ˈfrənt

Definition of up-front

as in outspoken

free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions some hurt feelings could have been spared if he'd been more up-front about whom he was inviting to the party

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Recent Examples of up-front Many of the best luxury cruise lines offer all-inclusive packages that include everything from drinks and Wi-Fi to select port excursions, and sometimes even flights and transfers to the ship in one up-front cost. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 22 July 2026 Then there is the retrieval camp, which finds up-front modeling too slow and bets on the model instead. — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Technology faces multiple barriers V2G projects face hurdles including up-front costs and a lack of universal V2G technology. — Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 6 July 2026 But lenders typically charge much higher rates in exchange for lower up-front origination fees. — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for up-front

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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

In a new profile for Who What Wear, the 29-year-old Kylie Cosmetics and Khy co-founder got candid about having kids at a young age.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Bessent gave a telling and surprisingly candid response when CNN’s Kevin Liptak noted D-Day in 1944 was an actual invasion, not a threat to invade, and asked why Treasury did not take immediate action.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of candid

Adjective

And, to be frank, this production just doesn’t achieve the necessary conversational reality.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Panettiere similarly tackled the issue of mental health with frank discussions about her own struggles with substance abuse and postpartum depression.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of frank

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

Adjective

The oil industry has many risk-takers and there will certainly be more investment forthcoming.

— Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
In addition to the forthcoming Digger and the Days sequel, Cruise is also returning to the Maverick role in a third Top Gun film.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of forthcoming

Adjective

One issue with tallying them is that the Pentagon has been less than forthright about many aspects of the conflict.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Each of those pieces of her public-facing persona seemed to naturally grow from a vast discography where Parton established herself as hardscrabble, emotionally forthright and full of intuition.

— Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026

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