blunt

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore B words

direct and outspoken to the point of seeming rude

In a sentence

Blunt in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing blunt in a sentence.

Her blunt assessment offended some but cleared up the confusion.

Synonyms

Antonyms

tactfuldiplomatic

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Blunt (adjective) means direct and outspoken to the point of seeming rude

Here is blunt used in an example sentence: "Her blunt assessment offended some but cleared up the confusion."

Common synonyms for blunt include candid, frank, forthright, brusque.

Antonyms of blunt include tactful, diplomatic.

Blunt is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.