Synonyms for straightforward
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : streyt-fawr-werd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərd |
Top 10 synonyms for straightforward Other synonyms for the word straightforward
- aboveboard
- apparent
- barefaced
- direct
- distinct
- elementary
- evident
- frank
- guileless
- honorable
- just
- laid on the line
- level
- like it is
- manifest
- mellow
- open
- outspoken
- palpable
- patent
- plain
- plain-dealing
- pretenseless
- right-on
- routine
- square-shooting
- straight
- straight-arrow
- talking turkey
- through
- unconcealed
- undemanding
- undisguised
- undissembled
- undissembling
- uninterrupted
- unvarnished
- up front
- upright
- upstanding
- veracious
Définition of straightforward
Origin :- 1550s, from straight (adj.1) + forward. In reference to language, from 1806.
- adj honest
- adj simple, easy
- Has finished the fourth form: is straightforward and obliging.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- His eyes are brown, pleasant, set wide apart, straightforward of expression.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The question is the usual plain, straightforward, common-sense question.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- He looked honest and straightforward and he evidently meant what he said.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- He does not shuffle or prevaricate, dodge or skulk; but is honest, upright, and straightforward.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- She did not want to vex Geoff, but she was unused to any but straightforward replies.
- Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth
- He understood her straightforward pride, if he had no appreciation of it.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- It was a straightforward, honest apology and confession of fault.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- We have some pitiful letters from them—not whining, you know, but straightforward and frank.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- They claim to be the most straightforward and practical people in the world.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
Antonyms for straightforward
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