| Main Entry: | straightforward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, barefaced, candid, direct, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, honorable, just, laid on the line, level, like it is, mellow*, open, outspoken, plain, plain-dealing, pretenseless, right-on, sincere, square-shooting, straight, straight-arrow, talking turkey, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled, undissembling, unequivocal, unvarnished, up front, upright, upstanding, veracious |
Antonyms: |
deceitful, devious, dishonest |
| Main Entry: | straightforward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, easy |
Synonyms: |
apparent, clear, clear-cut, direct, distinct, elementary, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain, routine, straight, through, unambiguous, uncomplicated, undemanding, unequivocal, uninterrupted |
Antonyms: |
complicated, difficult, hard, indirect, involved |
| Main Entry: | aboveboard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | candid |
Synonyms: |
forthright, frank, honest, open, overt, right on, square, straight, straight from shoulder, straightforward, true, trustworthy, truthful, up front, veracious |
Antonyms: |
deceitful, devious, lying, shady, underhanded |
| Main Entry: | artless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple |
Synonyms: |
direct, genuine, guileless, honest, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, open, plain, pure, sincere, straight, straightforward, talking turkey, true, unadorned, unaffected, uncontrived, unpretentious, unsophisticated, up front |
Antonyms: |
artful, complicated, contrived, pretentious, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | bald |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, unadorned |
Synonyms: |
austere, bare, blunt, direct, downright, forthright, outright, plain, severe, straight, straightforward, unembellished |
Antonyms: |
adorned, decorated |
| Main Entry: | bluff |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt |
Synonyms: |
barefaced, bearish, blunt, blustering, breviloquent, brief, brusque, candid, crusty, curt, direct, downright, forthright, frank, gruff, hearty, honest, laconic, no-nonsense, open, outspoken, plain-spoken, rough, rude, short, short-spoken, sincere, snippety, snippy, straightforward, tactless, tart, terse, unceremonious |
| Main Entry: | broad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full, obvious |
Synonyms: |
apparent, clear, explicit, open, plain, straightforward, undisguised, unequivocal |
Antonyms: |
empty, restricted |
| Main Entry: | candid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, bluff, blunt, equal, equitable, fair, forthright, frank, free, frontal, genuine, guileless, impartial, ingenuous, just, objective, open, outspoken, plain, right up front, scrupulous, sincere, straightforward, talking turkey, telling it like it is, truthful, unbiased, uncolored, unequivocal, unprejudiced, unpretended, up front, upright |
Antonyms: |
artful, deceitful, devious, lying, tricky |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understandable, apparent |
Synonyms: |
apprehensible, audible, clear-cut, coherent, comprehensible, conspicuous, crystal, definite, distinct, evident, explicit, express, graspable, incontrovertible, intelligible, knowable, legible, loud enough, lucent, lucid, manifest, obvious, open and shut, palpable, patent, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, precise, pronounced, readable, recognizable, sharp, simple, spelled out, straightforward, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unblurred, uncomplicated, unequivocal, unmistakable, unquestionable |
Antonyms: |
ambiguous, indistinct, mysterious, obscure, unintelligible, vague |
| Main Entry: | clear-cut |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite |
Synonyms: |
assured, categorical, crystalline, decided, definitive, distinct, evident, explicit, express, indubitable, lucent, lucid, obvious, plain, precise, pronounced, sharp-cut, specific, straightforward, unambiguous, undisputed, undoubted, unequivocal, unquestioned, well-defined |
Antonyms: |
ambiguous, fuzzy, indefinite, vague |