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   straightforward

   /ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd/

   adjective

   • 1. uncomplicated and easy to do or understand: "in a straightforward case no fees will be charged" Similar uncomplicatedsimpleeasyeffortlesspainlessundemandingunexactingelementaryplain sailinga five-finger exercisechild's playroutineinformal:as easy as falling off a logas easy as pieas easy as ABCa piece of cakea cincha snipeasy-peasyno sweata doddlemoney for old ropemoney for jamkids' stuffa breezea dossa cakewalkduck soupa snapa bludgea snacka piece of old tackleOpposite complicateddifficult
   • ▪ (of a person) honest and frank: "a straightforward young man" Similar honestfrankcandidopentruthfulsincereon the levelhonest-to-goodnessforthrightplain-speakingdirectunambiguousstraight from the shoulderdownrightnot afraid to call a spade a spadeinformal:upfronton the squaretwo-fistedon the up and uparchaic:free-spokenroundOpposite evasiveguardeddisingenuous

   Derivatives

   • 1. straightforwardness noun

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