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Synonyms for straightforward
ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərdstraight·for·ward

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 2 votes

  1. straightforward

    A candid statement is meant to be true to the real facts and just to all parties; a fair statement is really so. Fair is applied to the conduct; candid is not; as, fair treatment, "a fair field, and no favor." One who is frank has a fearless and unconstrained truthfulness. Honest and ingenuous unite in expressing contempt for deceit. On the other hand, artless, guileless, naive, simple, and unsophisticated express the goodness which comes from want of the knowledge or thought of evil. As truth is not always agreeable or timely, candid and frank have often an objectionable sense; "to be candid with you," "to be perfectly frank," are regarded as sure preludes to something disagreeable. Open and unreserved may imply unstudied truthfulness or defiant recklessness; as, open admiration, open robbery. There may be transparent integrity or transparent fraud. Sincere applies to the feelings, as being all that one's words would imply.

    Synonyms:
    aboveboard, artless, candid, fair, frank, guileless, honest, impartial, ingenuous, innocent, naive, open, simple, sincere, transparent, truthful, unbiased, unprejudiced, unreserved, unsophisticated

    Antonyms:
    adroit, artful, crafty, cunning, deceitful, designing, diplomatic, foxy, insincere, intriguing, knowing, maneuvering, sharp, shrewd, sly, subtle, tricky, wily

    Preposition:
    Candid in debate; candid to or toward opponents; candid with friend or foe; to be candid about or in regard to the matter.

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. straightforwardadjective

    free from ambiguity

    "a straightforward set of instructions"

    Synonyms:
    straight, square(a), aboveboard

    Antonyms:
    equivocal, indirect, crooked, corrupt, ambiguous

  2. square(a), straightforward, straightadjective

    without evasion or compromise

    "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

    Antonyms:
    indirect, equivocal, corrupt, ambiguous, crooked

  3. aboveboard, straightforwardadjective

    without concealment or deception; honest

    "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

    Synonyms:
    straight, square(a), aboveboard

    Antonyms:
    indirect, equivocal, ambiguous, corrupt, crooked

  4. straightforwardadjective

    pointed directly ahead

    "a straightforward gaze"

    Synonyms:
    straight, square(a), aboveboard

    Antonyms:
    crooked, corrupt, indirect, ambiguous, equivocal

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. straightforwardadjective

    Synonyms:
    direct, undeviating, STRAIGHT

  2. straightforwardadjective

    Synonyms:
    honest, honorable, equitable, fair, just, square, even-handed

  3. straightforwardadjective

    Synonyms:
    directly, in a straight line, without turning to the right or to the left

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "straightforward":

    simple, direct, easy, mere, uncomplicated, clear, simply, forthright, explicit, non-complex

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#7271innocent
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#13668candid
#15441sincere
#18407naive
#19510impartial
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#43534uncomplicated
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#69465unreserved
#78515unsophisticated
#106009artless
#140917ingenuous
#166083guileless
#176297unprejudiced
#324207aboveboard

How to use straightforward in a sentence?

  1. Elizabeth Warren:

    I'm tired of a government that works for a thin slice at the top and nobody else, it's pretty straightforward to me, not much fancier than that.

  2. Joe Biden:

    What happened here is simple and straightforward -- terrorism, terrorism, domestic terrorism, violence inflicted in the service of hate and the vicious thirst for power that defines one group of people being inherently inferior to any other group.

  3. Mick Mulvaney:

    I think the President was fairly straightforward, we're not spending money on that anymore. We consider that to be a waste of your money to go out and do that. So that is a specific tie to his campaign.

  4. Cynthia Powell in 1939:

    He was a rebel. He was outrageous. That was something I hadn't experienced before the age that I was, which was about 16 or 17. I'd had quite a normal, straightforward life, i was just instantly attracted to him.

  5. Judge Kavanaugh:

    My judicial philosophy is straightforward, a judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. A judge must interpret statutes as written. A judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent.


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