Definitions for straightforward
ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərdstraight·for·ward

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. straightforwardadjective

   free from ambiguity

   "a straightforward set of instructions"

2. square(a), straightforward, straightadjective

   without evasion or compromise

   "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

3. aboveboard, straightforwardadjective

   without concealment or deception; honest

   "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

4. straightforwardadjective

   pointed directly ahead

   "a straightforward gaze"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. straightforwardadverb

   In a straightforward manner.

2. straightforwardadjective

   Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

3. Etymology: From straight + forward.

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1. straightforward

   Straightforward refers to something that is clear, simple, direct, honest, or easy to understand and devoid of any complexity or ambiguity. It can also imply someone being open, frank and acting in a simple and direct way, without trying to hide their intentions or the truth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Straightforwardadjective

   proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank

2. Straightforwardadverb

   in a straightforward manner

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'straightforward' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4685

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'straightforward' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3692

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'straightforward' in Adjectives Frequency: #613

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How to say straightforward in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of straightforward in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of straightforward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of straightforward in a Sentence

1. Mike Pompeo:

   They'll have to choose a path that is fundamentally different than the one that their country has proceeded on for decades. It should not be to anyone's surprise that there will be moments along the way, that this won't be straightforward.

2. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett:

   It should have been a very straightforward thing, buildings in America do not just fall down like this. There is a reason. We need to find out what that reason is.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   I didn't expect that my colleagues across the aisle would make a partisan stand and try to block this straightforward sense of the Senate amendment, when it really just restates what most of us thought was a broad, bipartisan consensus about American leadership in the world.

4. Joseph Parkes:

   The Taliban has taken power but the transition from insurgent group to national government will be far from straightforward, functional governance of the nascent mineral sector is likely many years away.

5. Joe Biden:

   What happened here is simple and straightforward -- terrorism, terrorism, domestic terrorism, violence inflicted in the service of hate and the vicious thirst for power that defines one group of people being inherently inferior to any other group.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=straightforward
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Straightforward
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straightforward
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=straightforward