Definition of straightforward
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:proceeding in a straight course or manner :direct, undeviating
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straightforwardly
adverb
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Examples of straightforward in a Sentence
Using the computer program is fairly straightforward.
He was very straightforward with us.
She gave a straightforward account of what happened.
Recent Examples of straightforward from the Web
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Should Durm's medical be successful, Dortmund's move for Toljan appears to be straightforward.
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But in the spirit of GoT plot-twists, the idea of a straightforward wight capture seems unlikely.
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And Salinas has thrived in the role, connecting with viewers by delivering the news in a straightforward and rapid-fire style.
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But the alumni association’s dealings with the Campaign for Stuyvesant have not been as straightforward.
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The simplest way not to contract West Nile is straightforward: Protect your skin.
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This is not totally straightforward, because although Britain is a WTO member its tariff and import schedule is set via the EU, and having a schedule of its own would require dividing up the EU’s import quotas for things like New Zealand butter.
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As far as the details of Valencia's contract, the arrangement is straightforward.
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The goal is, to me, straightforward satire, and 3/Fifths seems earnest enough.
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First Known Use of straightforward
1790
straightforward Synonyms
Synonyms
direct, forthright, foursquare, plain, straightAntonyms
circuitous, indirect, roundaboutRelated Words
aboveboard, candid, frank, free-spoken, honest, open, openhearted, outspoken, plainspoken, unguarded, unreserved; artless, earnest, sincere; uninhibited, unrestrained; abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque (also brusk), curt, gruff, point-blank, sharp; impolite, inconsiderate, rude, tactless, undiplomatic; true, truthful, veraciousNear Antonyms
circumlocutory, long-winded, prolix, verbose, wordy; inhibited, reserved, restrained; civil, courteous, polite, tactful; deceitful, lying, mendacious, untruthful; erroneous, fallacious, false; ambiguous, equivocal, evasive, misleading; double-dealing, hypocritical, two-facedDefinition of straightforward
:in a straightforward manner
Examples of straightforward in a Sentence
she finally told him straightforward that she wasn't interested in a date
First Known Use of straightforward
1809
straightforward Synonyms
Synonyms
directly, forthrightly, foursquare, plain, plainly, straight, straightforwardlyRelated Words
baldly, bluffly, candidly, frankly, honestly, openheartedly, openly, unguardedly, unreservedly; artlessly, earnestly, simply, sincerely; abruptly, bluntly, brusquely, curtly, gruffly, point-blank, sharply; impolitely, inconsiderately, rudely, tactlessly; truthfully, veraciouslyNear Antonyms
long-windedly, verbosely, wordily; civilly, courteously, diplomatically, politely, tactfully; deceitfully, mendaciously, untruthfully; erroneously, fallaciously, falsely, hypocritically, insincerely; ambiguously, circuitously, equivocally, evasively, indirectlySTRAIGHTFORWARD Defined for English Language Learners
straightforward
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adjective
Definition of straightforward for English Language Learners
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: easy to do or understand : not complicated
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: honest and open
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