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straightforward

[ streyt-fawr-werd ]

adjective

  1. going or directed straight ahead:

    a straightforward gaze.

  2. not roundabout or evasive; direct:

    straightforward criticism;

    a straightforward approach to a problem.

  3. free from ambiguity; clear:

    straightforward instructions.

  4. free from crookedness or deceit; honest:

    straightforward in one's dealings.

    Antonyms: devious



adverb

  1. Also straightforwards. straight ahead; directly or continuously forward.

straightforward

/ ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd /

adjective

  1. (of a person) honest, frank, or simple
  2. (of a task, etc) simple; easy


adverb

  1. in a straight course

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Derived Forms

  • ˌstraightˈforwardly, adverb
  • ˌstraightˈforwardness, noun

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Other Words From

  • straightforward·ly adverb
  • straightforward·ness noun
  • unstraight·forward adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of straightforward1

First recorded in 1800–10; straight + forward

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Example Sentences

The argument for defunding, however, is fairly straightforward.

Keep your filenames descriptive and straightforward and you’ll be ahead of the game.

Recruiting a new developer with the brief “can be based anywhere” seemed like a straightforward role to fill for marketing industry specialist Sphere Digital Recruitment.

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Because I couldn’t remember anything about the time before the accident, it seemed like the most straightforward answer.

Talk show host Wendy Williams is known for her straightforward and unfiltered nature, especially when it comes to interviewing celebrity guests.

“He has always been very straightforward with me,” Obama said of his relationship with the GOP leader.

Most have been straightforward cases where the child came in with the characteristic rash.

The purpose of the ISIS threats are less straightforward than they may seem.

Pretty damn straightforward: Elect, and reelect, a Democratic president.

Raeburn is a science reporter, and much of what he does in this book is straightforward reporting.

Here was a return for his frankness—his straightforward conduct—his unequalled liberality.

“Mr. Pickwick, I thank you most heartily for all your kindness to my son,” said old Mr. Winkle, in a bluff straightforward way.

In private life, all who knew him agreed as to his sympathetic, jovial, and straightforward character.

This is the last will of Mr. Faversham—a plain, straightforward will in many ways, although slightly involved in others.

The steam-tug had not to contend with the ordinary straightforward rush of a North Sea storm.

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