straightforward
going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
not roundabout or evasive; direct: straightforward criticism;a straightforward approach to a problem.
Also straightforwards . straight ahead; directly or continuously forward.
Origin of straightforward
1Other words for straightforward
| 1 | undeviating, unswerving |
Opposites for straightforward
Other words from straightforward
- straight·for·ward·ly, adverb
- straight·for·ward·ness, noun
- un·straight·for·ward, adjective
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How to use straightforward in a sentence
As several pundits and political scientists predicted, this year’s election, much like 2020 itself, was far from easy, straightforward or surprise-free.
Although we don’t yet know the winners of some House races, we can already look ahead to the 2022 midterms and see a fairly straightforward path for the GOP to capture the House.
Republicans’ 2020 Gains In The House Set Them Up Well For 2022 | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | November 12, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe most straightforward way to measure whether any place is experiencing a big coronavirus outbreak is to look at the number of daily new Covid-19 cases.
These fans, having none of this history and taking the simplest and most straightforward route, tend to simply call everything edits.
Election week memes turned the 2020 presidential race into K-pop-style fandom | Aja Romano | November 9, 2020 | VoxThe answer is multifaceted, partly straightforward and partly, perhaps, a function of collective overthinking.
Seahawks star DK Metcalf is impossible to miss. So how did the NFL miss on him? | Adam Kilgore | November 6, 2020 | Washington Post
The remarkable success of “Do What U Want,” is its self-assured straightforwardness.
Lady Gaga and R. Kelly’s ‘Do What U Want’ Is Pure Pop Heaven | Kevin Fallon | October 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIs it the juxtaposition of Geordie straightforwardness with lofty intellectualism?
Meet ‘Inspector Lewis’: Kevin Whately on ‘Morse,’ John Thaw, and the End of the Series | Jace Lacob | June 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a man the Marshal was loved and respected by all for his absolute disinterestedness and straightforwardness.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonWith some a certain straightforwardness remained, not always directed to wrong ends.
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerBut he lacks entirely Dick's straightforwardness, and writes only to make money.
Wingfold noted it, pitied the youth because of the fuel he had stored for suffering, and admired him for his straightforwardness.
There and Back | George MacDonaldShe amazed me sometimes by her ignorance; she delighted me frequently by her refreshing truth and straightforwardness.
The Dark Forest | Hugh Walpole
British Dictionary definitions for straightforward
/ (ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd) /
(of a person) honest, frank, or simple
mainly British (of a task, etc) simple; easy
in a straight course
Derived forms of straightforward
- straightforwardly, adverb
- straightforwardness, noun
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