straightforward

[streyt-fawr-werd] / ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərd /

ADJECTIVE

honest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candid forthright genuine sincere truthful unequivocal

WEAK

aboveboard barefaced direct frank guileless honorable just laid on the line level like it is mellow open outspoken plain plain-dealing pretenseless square-shooting straight straight-arrow talking turkey unconcealed undisguised undissembled undissembling unvarnished up front upright upstanding veracious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

devious dishonest insincere lying tricky untruthful

WEAK

complicated deceitful difficult hard indirect involved

ADJECTIVE

simple, easy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clear clear-cut unambiguous uncomplicated unequivocal

WEAK

apparent direct distinct elementary evident manifest palpable patent plain routine straight through undemanding uninterrupted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous fuzzy indefinite obscured uncertain vague

WEAK

complicated deceitful devious difficult dishonest hard indirect involved

Example Sentences

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Figuring out how to give someone a health-related gift isn’t always straightforward.

From The Wall Street Journal

“What’s more straightforward than a box where things go in, things go out and you pay for them?” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even though single premium immediate annuities may be the most straightforward of annuity products, they are still more complicated than most investors are used to handling.

From MarketWatch

We took a fight that we believe will be very straightforward, will give AJ a huge profile in America and one of his career-high paydays.

From BBC

Talking and writing about sport in hindsight is more straightforward than playing sport in real time.

From BBC

straightforward

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