straightforwardly

adverb

Definition of straightforwardlynext
as in openly
in an honest and direct manner straightforwardly yet compassionately, the doctor tells his cancer patients what their odds for survival are

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straightforwardly
  1. straightforward
  2. sincerely
  3. simply
  4. abruptly
  5. honestly
  6. plain
  7. directly
Adverb
  • The cinematography morphs from something appropriate for a wacky comedic satire (straightforward) to lurid horror-movie tones; the score follows a similar path.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Despite seeming straightforward, microwaves aren’t standardized, so finding your machine’s power settings in the first place can be confusing, Chen says.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of straightforward
Adverb
  • There’s no governing body doing a universal flex test (although that would be sincerely appreciated).
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Speaking totally sincerely, it wasn’t even aimed at anyone.
    Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of sincerely
Adverb
  • Iran possessing nukes represents an existential threat to Israel’s security in a way that terror groups—despite their horrific actions—simply never did.
    Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Murakami isn’t so much a novelist as a fictional anthologist, collating various monologues delivered by his characters; some of these are riveting narratives in their own right, but many simply serve to explain what’s going on or clumsily advance the plot.
    Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of simply
Adverb
  • The video, which ended abruptly after about 90 seconds, had been shared almost 12,000 times as of Wednesday afternoon.
    Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • In October of that year, however, the state of the case abruptly changed — with a surprising, confounding arrest.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of abruptly
Adverb
  • His chances of a pardon are, honestly, pretty good.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • What happened during Covid is, honestly, a little bit too much online shopping.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of honestly
Adverb
  • Without further ado, here are the 49 most consequential, competitive and/or just plain interesting ballot measures of 2024.
    Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Usually, the card comes in a plain white envelope from Department of Health and Human Services.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of plain
Adverb
  • About half of new wireless subscribers are signing on directly to the Boost network, but that share needs to grow.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • And business leaders have been clear that those costs will likely get passed directly to their customers.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of directly
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Thesaurus Entries Near straightforwardly

straightforward

straightforwardly

straightforwardness

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