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Straightforward

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

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Direct 84% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Direct 84% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Square 84% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Square 84% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unequivocal 84% connected

Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unequivocal 84% connected

Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Univocal 84% connected

Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Univocal 84% connected

Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Straightness 74% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Straightness 74% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Aboveboard 92% connected

Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Square 92% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Straight 92% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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