Synonyms of straightforward

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adjective

ˌstrāt-ˈfȯr-wərd 

1

as in direct

going straight to the point clearly and firmly

a straightforward account of the football game with no digressions or personal comments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• direct
• straight
• honest
• plain
• forthright
• candid
• blunt
• frank
• earnest
• true
• sincere
• outspoken
• artless
• sharp
• aboveboard
• plainspoken
• brusque
• foursquare
• truthful
• uninhibited
• abrupt
• open
• gruff
• unreserved
• curt
• unguarded
• openhearted
• free-spoken
• bluff
• unrestrained
• impolite
• tactless
• undiplomatic
• rude
• point-blank
• inconsiderate
• veracious
• brusk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indirect
• circuitous
• wordy
• roundabout
• polite
• verbose
• courteous
• prolix
• restrained
• tactful
• civil
• inhibited
• reserved
• erroneous
• long-winded
• ambiguous
• deceitful
• misleading
• mendacious
• untruthful
• circumlocutory
• false
• evasive
• fallacious
• lying
• equivocal
• hypocritical
• double-dealing
• two-faced

2

as in linear

free from irregularities or digressions in course

the missile continued on its straightforward path toward the enemy's command post

Synonyms & Similar Words

• linear
• direct
• straight
• right
• straightaway
• untwisted
• undeviating
• unbent
• unswerving
• uncurled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rounded
• twisted
• twisting
• curved
• warped
• bowed
• winding
• turned
• turning
• wavy
• spiral
• kinked
• coiled
• entwined
• curled
• looped
• curving
• bending
• swirled
• looping
• twined
• devious
• spiraling
• sinuous
• coiling
• curling
• serpentine
• weaving
• twining
• veering
• crooked
• corkscrew
• spiralling
• zigzag
• meandering
• zigzagging

3

as in honest

free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions

I want you to be straightforward with me and tell me if this dress looks awful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honest
• outspoken
• candid
• forthcoming
• frank
• forthright
• direct
• plain
• up-front
• vocal
• blunt
• open
• straight
• plainspoken
• earnest
• unreserved
• unguarded
• unaffected
• openhearted
• naive
• unpretentious
• out-front
• free-spoken
• real
• sincere
• naïve
• guileless
• ingenuous
• artless
• unpretending
• outgoing
• freehearted
• uninhibited
• innocent
• foursquare
• gruff
• brusque
• rude
• abrupt
• vociferous
• natural
• unsubtle
• unrestrained
• curt
• thoughtless
• undesigning
• bluff
• sharp
• ungracious
• crusty
• impolite
• tactless
• undiplomatic
• inconsiderate
• impertinent
• unmannerly
• uncivil
• brusk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrained
• laconic
• ambiguous
• quiet
• inhibited
• reserved
• unforthcoming
• evasive
• uncandid
• reticent
• circuitous
• taciturn
• equivocal
• dissembling
• uncommunicative
• tactful
• diplomatic
• polite
• courteous
• civil
• considerate
• tight-lipped
• politic
• close-mouthed

4

as in obvious

not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation

the distinction between the two types of offenses is pretty straightforward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obvious
• apparent
• unmistakable
• evident
• clear
• distinct
• simple
• transparent
• broad
• unambiguous
• lucid
• plain
• clear-cut
• unequivocal
• decided
• perspicuous
• visible
• luminous
• manifest
• comprehensible
• crystal clear
• open-and-shut
• understandable
• ringing
• palpable
• barefaced
• bright-line
• intelligible
• patent
• unambivalent
• pellucid
• explicit
• bald
• uncomplicated
• noticeable
• nonambiguous
• luculent
• tangible
• bald-faced
• digestible
• sensible
• tidy
• recognizable
• knowable
• appreciable
• self-explanatory
• clean-cut
• self-evident
• comprehendible
• overt
• cognizable
• undisguised
• fathomable
• graspable
• discernible
• observable
• readable
• perceptible
• discernable
• black-and-white
• legible
• trenchant
• clean
• cognoscible
• decipherable
• well-defined
• fair

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ambiguous
• unclear
• obscure
• mysterious
• dark
• enigmatic
• indistinct
• cryptic
• equivocal
• incomprehensible
• unintelligible
• clouded
• unfathomable
• unknowable
• indecipherable
• enigmatical
• vague
• subtle
• nonobvious
• imperceptible
• unapparent
• imprecise
• obfuscated
• gray
• inappreciable
• unclarified
• insensible
• grey
• sketchy
• impalpable
• nebulous
• slippery
• indefinite
• indeterminate
• hazy
• murky
• noncommittal
• cloudy
• indiscernible
• misty
• gauzy
• illegible
• unreadable
• undecipherable

straightforward

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adverb

variants also straightforwards

as in straight

in an honest and direct manner

she finally told him straightforward that she wasn't interested in a date

Synonyms & Similar Words

• straight
• simply
• honestly
• openly
• straightforwardly
• plain
• frankly
• sincerely
• directly
• plainly
• abruptly
• forthrightly
• baldly
• candidly
• foursquare
• sharply
• unreservedly
• bluntly
• artlessly
• truthfully
• brusquely
• earnestly
• curtly
• gruffly
• rudely
• unguardedly
• bluffly
• openheartedly
• point-blank
• tactlessly
• inconsiderately
• impolitely
• veraciously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tactfully
• politely
• verbosely
• wordily
• courteously
• diplomatically
• civilly
• deceitfully
• falsely
• long-windedly
• untruthfully
• erroneously
• mendaciously
• indirectly
• ambiguously
• hypocritically
• insincerely
• evasively
• fallaciously
• circuitously
• equivocally

Examples of straightforward in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Signs and Examples of the Self-Serving Bias Identifying the self-serving bias is pretty straightforward. —Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Sep. 2024

However, the sleeping arrangement was straightforward. —Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024

Adverb

This Java Burn review is going to highlight all the ingredients that make fat burning straightforward. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022

The sides are flared and gently slope outwards, which makes flipping straightforward, especially since the pan is fairly light. —Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023