straightforward
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for straightforward
Synonyms: Adjective
direct, forthright, foursquare, plain, straight
Synonyms: Adverb
directly, forthrightly, foursquare, plain, plainly, straight, straightforwardly
Antonyms: Adjective
circuitous, indirect, roundabout
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Examples of straightforward in a Sentence
Adjective
Using the computer program is fairly straightforward. He was very straightforward with us. She gave a straightforward account of what happened.Adverb
she finally told him straightforward that she wasn't interested in a date
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The answer is threefold: Be short, be straightforward, and be empathetic. — Scott Steinberg, Quartz at Work, "How to tell your team about a management decision you donât agree with," 3 Sep. 2019 Serving for the match at 6-5, however, wasn't so straightforward, with Blinkova saving a match point and forcing the tiebreak. — Jill Martin, CNN, "After an uneven start, Naomi Osaka starts US Open title defense with win over Anna Blinkova," 27 Aug. 2019 But the decision to join them was not a straightforward, the player revealed during an interview with Esporte Espectacular, with a number of other options on the table. — SI.com, "Filipe Luis Reveals He Had Offers From Borussia Dortmund & 3 Other Top Clubs This Summer," 27 Aug. 2019 Linklaterâs apparent assumptions about what a movie, or a popular movie, isâactive, straightforward, plain, and untroublingâwork against his protagonist, who is anything but. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "âWhereâd You Go, Bernadette,â Reviewed: Richard Linklaterâs Narrow View of a Creator in Crisis," 26 Aug. 2019 The last movement was more straightforward, tinged with British-American folk music. — Christian Hertzogwriter, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: SummerFest revels in sextets and violins, and Timo Andres impresses with a masterful new piano trio," 21 Aug. 2019 At the outset, the showâs premise was straightforward, if sensational. — Matthew De Silva, Quartzy, "âDesignated Survivorâ was the political drama conservatives needed to watch," 8 Aug. 2019 Ease with unease Like Shirley Jackson, Paul Tremblay, who lives outside Boston, traffics in horror both straightforward and oblique, exorcising the monstrous within us as much as the monsters in the shadows, the woods, under the bed. — Nina Maclaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, "Claire Millikin finds poetry amid the pines of Maine in âRansom Streetâ," 7 Aug. 2019 By comparison, the soundtrack for his upcoming ninth film, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, is straightforward, with tracks plucked from the 1960s. — Phoebe Reilly, Billboard, "Quentin Tarantino On Crafting a Vintage Soundtrack For 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood'," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'straightforward.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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