Straightforward

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Proceeding in a straight course; direct.
  • adj. Not circuitous or evasive; honest and frank. See Synonyms at frank1.
  • adj. Free from ambiguity or pretense; plain and open.
  • ad. In a direct course or an honest manner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
  • ad. In a straightforward manner.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Directly forward; right ahead.
  • Direct; leading directly forward or onward.
  • Characterized by uprightness, honesty, or frankness; honest; frank; open; without deviation or prevarication: as, a straightforward course; a straightforward person, character, or answer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. free from ambiguity
  • adj. without concealment or deception; honest
  • adj. without evasion or compromise
  • adj. pointed directly ahead
  • Equivalent
    unambiguous    unequivocal    univocal    square    straight    direct   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    honest    frank   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    forward    norward    shoreward   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    frank    honest    simple    convince    comprehensive    concise    sane    vigorous    matter-of-fact    realistic