[
US
/ˈstɹeɪtˈfɔɹwɝd/
]
[ UK /stɹeɪtfˈɔːwəd/ ]
[ UK /stɹeɪtfˈɔːwəd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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without evasion or compromise
he is not being as straightforward as it appears
a square contradiction -
free from ambiguity
a straightforward set of instructions -
without concealment or deception; honest
straightforward in all his business affairs
their business was open and aboveboard -
pointed directly ahead
a straightforward gaze
How To Use straightforward In A Sentence
- What could be more straightforward than telling a person he is suspected of a crime?
- Other are supporting the attempt to make it less straightforward to obtain ebooks through a library. Times, Sunday Times
- So, while not disavowing the memo should your Democratic staff on the select committee be taking that as a straightforward admonition?
- They put this view into practice quite straightforwardly, avoided ostentatious clothing and wealth, refused to swear oaths in court, to bear arms or to defend themselves.
- Devoid of the ceremony and liturgy associated with the Church of England, charismatic itinerants made a straightforward appeal.
- He is disarmingly straightforward about his goofs and gaffes, of which he had plenty during his first go-round.
- It was a pretty straightforward plan. Times, Sunday Times
- Pinpointing the source of crosslinguistic influences in the interlanguage of a multilingual speaker is less straightforward.
- It is fairly straightforward and easy with all the information found on the website. Times, Sunday Times
- It's just a straightforward almost glam stomp about being angry. The Sun