Meaning & Definition of Straightforward in English
English⟶
Straightforward
/stretfɔrwərd/
adjective
1. Free from ambiguity
- "A straightforward set of instructions"
synonym:
- straightforward
2. Without evasion or compromise
- "A square contradiction"
- "He is not being as straightforward as it appears"
synonym:
- square(a),
- straightforward,
- straight
3. Without concealment or deception
- Honest
- "Their business was open and aboveboard"
- "Straightforward in all his business affairs"
synonym:
- aboveboard,
- straightforward
4. Pointed directly ahead
- "A straightforward gaze"
synonym:
- straightforward
Examples of using
This is a straightforward case.
My father is a hard-working, straightforward, and modest person.