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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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He did not say yes in the straightforward sense.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

That’s true even if their adjusted gross income exceeds the official levels that allow for a straightforward Roth contribution.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Mr. Phillips’s proposal is relatively straightforward: “To discuss the lives we think we want; and in so far as we are able . . . to try them out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It came down to a straightforward question, she said: What kind of human being do you want to be?

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

She was looking me up and down, as I had expected, but in a direct straightforward fashion, not maliciously like Mrs. Danvers, not with unfriendliness.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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