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straightforward

Divide straightforward into syllables:

straight · for · ward

How to pronounce straightforward:

Synonyms for straightforward:

blunt
candid
clear-cut
direct
earnest
easy
easy-peasy
elementary
forthright
frank
honest
plain
routine
simple
sincere
straight
true
unambiguous
uncomplicated
undemanding
univocal

Antonyms for straightforward:

abnormal
ambagious
ambiguous
artful
beguiling
below the belt
bent
biased
bluffing
cagey
calculating
careful
cautious
cheating
circuitous
circumlocutionary
circumlocutory
clandestine
close-mouthed
closemouthed
cloudy
complex
complicated
conniving
covert
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