Laid on the line


Synonyms for laid on the line
adv very honestly

candidly
directly
freely
level
on the level

openly
plainly
straight
bluntly
dead level

dead on
forthrightly
from the hip
in truth
on the line

straightforwardly
without reserve

Antonyms for laid on the line

dishonestly
deviously

insincerely
secretively

Synonyms
adj penetrating, biting

barbed
pertinent
incisive
trenchant
sarcastic
telling
sharp

insinuating
keen
cutting
accurate
acid
acute
meaty

on the nose
pregnant
tart
legit
boiled down
calling a spade a spade
in a nutshell

on the button
right to it
right-on
short-and-sweet

Antonyms

stupid
kind
calming

soothing
gentle
nice

blunt
dull
mild

Synonyms
adj honest

genuine
sincere
unequivocal
candid
truthful
forthright
aboveboard
barefaced
direct

frank
guileless
honorable
just
level
mellow
open
outspoken
plain

straight
unconcealed
unvarnished
up front
upright
upstanding
veracious
like it is
plain-dealing

pretenseless
right-on
square-shooting
straight-arrow
talking turkey
undisguised
undissembled
undissembling

Antonyms

dishonest
insincere
lying
untruthful

deceitful
complicated
indirect
tricky

devious
difficult
hard
involved

Synonyms
verb put in jeopardy

threaten
expose
imperil
menace
hazard
chance

peril
risk
venture
be careless
chance it
lay on the line

lay open
leave defenseless
leave in the middle
make liable
put at risk
put in danger

put on the spot
subject to loss
play into one’s hands
stick one’s neck out

Antonyms

protect
guard
aid

assist
comfort
help

save
take care

Synonyms
verb endanger

threaten
imperil
peril
risk

stake
hazard
chance
gamble

subject to
tempt fate
be careless
chance it

lay on the line
put at risk
put in danger
put in jeopardy

Antonyms

protect
guard

save
design

plan

Synonyms
verb suggest, present for action

urge
offer
nominate
request
introduce
come up with
submit
recommend
ask
contend
advance

counsel
invite
affirm
pose
prefer
broach
assert
tender
state
proposition
propound

solicit
proffer
press
advise
volunteer
adduce
name
hold out
put up
kibitz
hit on

lay before
lay on the line
make a motion
make a pitch
move for
propone
put forward
put to
set forth
spitball
speak one’s piece

Antonyms

dissuade
ignore
reply
retreat
take back

reject
deny
condemn
refuse
disbelieve

discourage
answer
oppose
repulse

Synonyms
verb give an account of

disclose
reveal
describe
detail
present
recite
picture
express
rehearse
sling

spill
particularize
itemize
recount
divulge
verbalize
track
state
depict
impart

report
chronicle
tell
narrate
run down
run through
shoot the breeze
spill the beans
retell
break a story

clue one in
give the word
lay it on the line
set forth
spin a yarn
get off one’s chest
let one’s hair down

Antonyms

conceal
hide
withhold

suppress
misrepresent
dissociate

keep

Synonyms
verb propose

proffer
broach
prefer
adduce
press
proposition
tender
contend
suggest
submit
state

solicit
recommend
advise
urge
invite
offer
pose
introduce
assert
ask
volunteer

advance
counsel
name
affirm
nominate
request
come up with
hold out
put up
set forth
kibitz

hit on
lay before
lay on the line
make a motion
make a pitch
move for
propone
put forward
put to
spitball
speak one’s piece

Antonyms

reject
retreat
dissuade
disapprove
refuse

take back
withhold
deny
reply
ignore

tell
discourage
withdraw
answer

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