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- pronunciation:
- streIt
for
wrd
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
honest, frank, and trustworthy.
The interviewer was surprised at the politician's straightforward answers to her questions.The teacher was straightforward with the parents concerning their child's problem.Known as a fair and straightforward individual, he became a trusted leader in the community.- synonyms:
- direct, frank, honest, trustworthy
- antonyms:
- devious, evasive, indirect, serpentine, tricky
- similar words:
- bare, barefaced, candid, dependable, forthcoming, forthright, foursquare, genuine, guileless, open, outspoken, plain, plump, reliable, sincere, straight, truthful
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definition 2: |
free from ambiguity; clear; direct.
We had no trouble following her straightforward directions.- synonyms:
- clear, plain, unambiguous
- antonyms:
- complicated, difficult, involved, messy, mysterious, tortuous
- similar words:
- broad, direct, downright, evident, explicit, frank, limpid, manifest, obvious, plump, round, straight, trenchant, unequivocal, unmistakable
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definition 3: |
moving, going, or directed in a straight course.
She went on a straightforward path toward her objective.- synonyms:
- direct, straight, straightaway
- antonyms:
- circuitous, devious, tortuous
- similar words:
- linear, true
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related words: |
artless, bald, bluff, blunt, chaste, crude, down-to-earth, earthy, explicit, honest, ingenuous, lucid, outspoken, practical, tight, trustworthy |
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part of speech: |
adverb |
definition: |
in a straightforward manner or course; straight ahead.
The receiver caught the ball in the clear and ran straightforward toward the goal.- synonyms:
- direct
- antonyms:
- circuitously
- similar words:
- straightly
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related words: |
aboveboard, straight |
derivations: |
straightforwardly (adv.), straightforwards (adv.), straightforwardness (n.) |
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