brutal honesty

Frequency: 8.012.1 per million words

being direct and truthful in a way that may be unpleasant

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Examples (20)

  • Sometimes, what a friend needs is not sympathy but some brutal honesty.
  • 'Don't you love me?' 'I don't know,' she said with brutal honesty.
  • Please, give me your brutal honesty. I need to know what you really think of the manuscript.
  • His brutal honesty about his mistakes earned him respect.
  • With brutal honesty, he told her that the dress didn't suit her at all.
  • I appreciate your brutal honesty, even though it hurts.
  • The consultant was known for his brutal honesty, which, while harsh, often led to major improvements.
  • She responded with brutal honesty: 'Your work isn't good enough.'
  • I appreciate your brutal honesty now, even though it was hard to hear at the time.
  • The coach's brutal honesty motivated the team to improve.
  • Her brutal honesty is both her greatest strength and her biggest weakness.
  • In a moment of brutal honesty, he admitted he never loved his job.
  • If you want my brutal honesty, I think you're making a huge mistake.
  • The book is written with brutal honesty about addiction.
  • In the upcoming performance review, I'm going to have to use some brutal honesty about his lack of progress.
  • With brutal honesty, she told him their relationship was over.
  • Are you prepared for some brutal honesty about your business plan?
  • The interview revealed his brutal honesty about the company's failures.
  • The documentary offered a moment of brutal honesty about the failures of the project.
  • Sometimes brutal honesty is more valuable than polite lies.