less than candid
Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words
A polite or indirect way of saying someone is not being completely honest.
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- I felt she was being less than candid with me.
- The minister was accused of being less than candid about the project's true cost.
- During the negotiations, the CEO seemed less than candid regarding the company's financial health.
- He was less than candid when I asked him where he had been all night.
- To be frank, your explanation of the events has been less than candid.
- We later discovered the witness had been less than candid in his testimony.
- If you are less than candid during this investigation, there will be serious consequences.
- The official press release was criticized for being less than candid about the data breach.
- Don't you think it's possible he was being less than candid to protect his friend?
- The report's summary was less than candid, omitting several key negative findings.