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straightforward

adjective

pointed directly ahead

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Word Facts

Word length
15
Starts with
S
Ends with
D
Contains
TR
Scrabble score
26
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. pointed directly ahead

    “a straightforward gaze”

adjective

  1. without evasion or compromise

    “a square contradiction”

adjective

  1. free from ambiguity

    “a straightforward set of instructions”

adjective

  1. without concealment or deception; honest

    “their business was open and aboveboard”

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Example Sentences

a straightforward gaze
a square contradiction
he is not being as straightforward as it appears
a straightforward set of instructions
their business was open and aboveboard
straightforward in all his business affairs

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