straightforward

adj.

1. Proceeding in a straight course; direct.
2. 1. Not circuitous or evasive; honest and frank. See synonyms at frank¹.
   2. Free from ambiguity or pretense; plain and open.

adv.
In a direct course or an honest manner.

straightforwardly straight·for'ward·ly adv.
straightforwardness straight·for'ward·ness n.
straightforwards straight·for'wards adv.

adjective

1. Proceeding or lying in an uninterrupted line or course: direct, straight, through. See straight/bent.
2. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech: candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straight-out, unreserved. Informal straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting. See clear/unclear, show/hide.

adj

Definition: honest
Antonyms: deceitful, devious, dishonest, disingenuous, evasive

adj

Definition: simple, easy
Antonyms: complicated, difficult, hard, indirect, involved

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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: free from ambiguity

Meaning #2: without evasion or compromise
  Synonym: square

Meaning #3: without concealment or deception; honest
  Synonym: aboveboard

Meaning #4: pointed directly ahead

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ligefrem, redelig, ærlig, ligetil, klar
adv. - ligetil, klart

Nederlands (Dutch)
eenvoudig, recht door zee

Français (French)
adj. - franc, honnête, pur et simple, simple, simple et direct, fidèle
adv. - franchement, honnêtement, simplement, (Mus, Théât) de façon simple et directe

Deutsch (German)
adj. - freimütig, einfach, klar
adv. - geradeaus

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευθύς, ειλικρινής, ντόμπρος, απερίφραστος
adv. - ευθέως

Italiano (Italian)
onesto, chiaro, limpido, sincero

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - franco
adv. - francamente

Русский (Russian)
прямой, непосредственный, откровенный, простой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sencillo, simple, sincero, honrado, abierto, claro
adv. - derechamente, rectamente, honradamente, francamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - uppriktig, ärlig, enkel, okomplicerad, vanlig, normal
adv. - rakt på sak

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一直向前的, 正直的, 径直的, 老实的, 一直向前地, 坦率地, 直截了当地, 径直地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 一直向前的, 正直的, 徑直的, 老實的
adv. - 一直向前地, 坦率地, 直截了當地, 徑直地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 곧장 나아가는, 정직한, 직접의
adv. - 똑바로, 직접으로

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - まっすぐな, 正直な, 簡単な
adv. - まっすぐに, 率直に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بسيط, مستقيم, صريح (ظرف) ببساطه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ישר, הוגן, כן, גלוי, לא חמקמק, קל, פשוט, ברור‬
adv. - ‮ישר קדימה‬

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