straightforward

Synonyms

apparent, bald, bald-faced, barefaced, broad, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable;

Antonyms

ambiguous, clouded, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated, obscure, unapparent, unclarified, unclear, unclouded;

Near Antonyms

incomprehensible, indecipherable, unfathomable, unintelligible, unknowable;

impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indiscernible, insensible;

cloudy, gauzy, gray (also grey), hazy, imprecise, indefinite, indeterminate, misty, murky, nebulous, noncommittal, sketchy, slippery, subtle, vague;

illegible, undecipherable, unreadable;

Related Words

comprehendible, comprehensible, digestible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, understandable;

self-evident, self-explanatory;

clean-cut, simple, tidy, uncomplicated;

overt, undisguised;

appreciable, perceptible, recognizable, sensible, tangible;

discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, visible;

black-and-white, explicit, trenchant, well-defined;

clean, decipherable, fair, legible, readable;

Synonyms

directly, forthrightly, foursquare, plain, plainly, straight, straightforwardly;

Near Antonyms

long-windedly, verbosely, wordily;

civilly, courteously, diplomatically, politely, tactfully;

ambiguously, circuitously, equivocally, evasively, indirectly;

Related Words

candidly, frankly, honestly, openheartedly, openly, unguardedly, unreservedly;

artlessly, earnestly, simply, sincerely;

abruptly, bluntly, brusquely, curtly, gruffly, point-blank, sharply;

impolitely, inconsiderately, rudely, tactlessly;