We have to be ready not only for a straightforward test of strength, but also for a struggle in which every strategy comes into play.
Source: tatoeba (66072)
Straightforward
/ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/
Synonyms for "straightforward" (335 found)
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Closest matches (67)
above-boardaboveboardapparentartlessas the crow fliesasceticatticausterebaldbarebarefacedbluffbluntbroadbrusquecandidcasualchasteciceronianclassic
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classicalclean cutclean-cutclearclear as crystalclear as dayclear-cutcoherentcommoncommonplaceconnectedconsistentcrispcrystal clearcrystal-clearcrystallinecushydeaddead aheaddefineddefinitedirect
Adjective(22 words)
aboveboardacademic nonissuesaccurate informationassertive phrasingbasic nourishmentbasic principlebasic scientific conceptbluntbreezybrutalcandidcleanliestclearclear communicationclear directionclear instructionclear navigationclear skyclear wayclear-cut
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Noun(2 words)
basic needs assessmentclear programming-language syntax
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Strong matches (101)
Adjective(29 words)
directdirect actiondirect analysisdirect connectiondirect methoddirect relationshipdirect ruledirect tonedirectlyeasiesteasyeasy dilutioneasy problemeasy taskeasy-to-learneasy-to-understandeasy-to-useeasygoingelementary math curriculumflat organization
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forthrightfrankfranklyfriendly atmospherehonestlylinear data patternlogicalmethodicalnoncritical art
Noun(8 words)
direct evidencedirect proof strategyeasy to understandflat plainmore unembellishedmost unadornedmost usablenon inquiry topic
directlydispassionatedistinctdownrightdryduedue northdulleasyeasy as pieeffortlesselegantelementaryethicalevenevidentexplicitexpressfacilefactual
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fairfinishedforthrightfrankfrankheartedfreefree spokenfree-speakingfree-spokenfree-tonguedfrontgenuineglibgracefulgracilehardheart-to-hearthomelyhomespunhonesthonorableimmediatein a beelinein linein line withinartificialincomplexincorruptingenuousirreversiblejustleanlevellightlimpidloud and clearlucidluminousmanifestmatter-of-factmickey mousenativenaturalneat
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Noun(13 words)
Adjective(53 words)
nonmathematical coursenonstylisticnontechnical aidsopenlyplainplain clothingplain front decorationplain materialsplain proseplain styleplain-language summariesplainestplainest layoutplainspoken explanationpragmatic importancepuzzle-freesimplesimple activitysimple additionsimple cake
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simple calculationssimple choresimple definitionssimple livingsimple modifiersimple prosesimple sentencessimple subjectsimple subtractionsimple termssimple textssimple vocabularysimplersimplysingle-stepsquarestraightsystematictransparent materialstrivialtrivial pointtrivial questionunambiguous descriptionuncomplicatedunembellishedunembellished accountunembellished descriptionunembellished factsunembellished reportunencoded labelunfrictional designunmanipulativeusable materials
nothing to itobviousone-wayopenopen-and-shutopenhandedopenheartedoutspokenpainlesspalpablepatentpellucidperspicuousplainplain dealingplain spokenplain-speakingplain-spokenpoint-blankpolished
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prosaicprosingprosypurerefinedrestrainedrightroundrusticserioussevereshortsimplesimple as abcsimple-speakingsinceresingle mindedsmoothsobersoftsparespartanstarkstraightstraight acrossstraight aheadstraight outstraight-outstraightawaystraightforwardsstraightlystraightwaytastefultersethroughtranslucenttransparenttranspicuoustrimtruthfulunadornedunaffectedunambiguousunartificialunassumingunbrokenunburdensomeuncheckeduncomplicatedunconcealedunconfusedunconstrainedunderstandableundeviatingundeviatinglyundisguisedundissembledundissemblingunequivocalunfeigningunguardedunidirectionalunimaginativeuninterrupteduninvolvedunivocalunlaboredunmistakableunpoeticalunpretendingunpretentiousunreservedunrestrainedunswervingunswervinglyunvarnishedunveeringlyuprightupstandingvernacularwell-defined
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11 entriesclear stepsdirectlyforthrightnessfranklylinear planopenlyplain languageplainlyplainspoken stylestepwise methodstepwise procedure
Collocations
9 entriesstraightforward approachstraightforward explanationstraightforward instructionstraightforward languagestraightforward methodstraightforward planstraightforward questionstraightforward solutionstraightforwardly written
Inflections
4 entriesmore straightforwardmore straightforwardlymost straightforwardmost straightforwardly
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
6 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
My father is a hard-working, straightforward, and modest person.
Source: tatoeba (425110)
Usually they are all brought about by one’s own misdeeds and nothing more. For me, however, this is not the case; I am a man of great feeling, who values his word, and is straightforward and unrestrained, but these qualities have become the causes of problems for me.
Source: tatoeba (720823)
He is usually straightforward and sincere and thereby gains the confidence of those who meet him.
Source: tatoeba (847251)
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