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Truthful vs. Candid — What's the Difference?

Truthful vs. Candid — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Truthful and Candid

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Truthful

Telling or expressing the truth; honest
I think you're confusing being rude with being truthful
I want a truthful answer

Candid

Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward
In private, I gave them my candid opinion. ].

Truthful

Consistently telling the truth; honest.

Candid

Impartial and free from prejudice.

Truthful

Corresponding to reality; true.
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Candid

Straightforward, open and sincere.

Truthful

Honest, and always telling the truth.
Someone's truthful nature

Candid

Not posed or rehearsed.

Truthful

Accurately depicting what is real.
He drew a truthful portrait of the prince.

Candid

A spontaneous or unposed photograph.
His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.

Truthful

Full of truth; veracious; reliable.

Candid

White.
The box receives all black; but poured from thence,The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence.

Truthful

Expressing or given to expressing the truth;
A true statement
Gave truthful testimony
A truthful person

Candid

Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion.

Truthful

Conforming to truth;
I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so
A truthful statement

Candid

Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.

Candid

Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion;
Blunt talking and straight shooting
A blunt New England farmer
I gave them my candid opinion
Forthright criticism
A forthright approach to the problem
Tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
It is possible to be outspoken without being rude
Plainspoken and to the point
A point-blank accusation

Candid

Informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared;
A candid photograph
A candid interview

Candid

Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness;
His candid eyes
An open and trusting nature
A heart-to-heart talk

Candid

Starkly realistic;
I have never lacked candid critics in my own ranks

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