| ADJECTIVE | all | straightforward | free from ambiguity |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | straightforward, square, straight | without evasion or compromise | |
| all | straightforward, aboveboard | without concealment or deception | |
| all | straightforward | pointed directly ahead |
| Sounds | strey'tfao'rwerd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... | |
| Meaning | Free from ambiguity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a straightforward set of instructions" | |
| Broader | unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous | Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding |
| Nouns | straightforwardness | the quality of being direct and straightforward |
| Meaning | Without evasion or compromise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" | |
| Synonyms | square, straight | |
| Broader | direct | Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
| Spanish | claro, directo, franco | |
| Nouns | straightforwardness | the quality of being direct and straightforward |
| straightforwardness | without hypocrisy | |
| Adverbs | straightforwardly | with firmness and conviction |
| Meaning | Without concealment or deception; honest. | |
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| Example | "straightforward in all his business affairs" | |
| Synonym | aboveboard | |
| Broader | straight, square | Characterized by honesty and fairness |
| Spanish | franco, honesto, honrado | |
| Nouns | straightforwardness | the quality of being direct and straightforward |
| Meaning | pointed directly ahead. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a straightforward gaze" | |
| Broader | direct | direct in spatial dimensions |
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