Straightforward vs. Simple

Straightforward vs. Simple — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Straightforward and Simple

Straightforwardadjective

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating.

Simpleadjective

Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.

Straightforwardadjective

easy, simple, without difficulty

Simpleadjective

Without ornamentation; plain.

Straightforwardadjective

(figurative) direct; honest; frank

Simpleadjective

Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.

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Straightforwardadverb

In a straightforward manner.

Simpleadjective

Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.

Straightforwardadjective

free from ambiguity;

a straightforward set of instructions

Simpleadjective

Trivial; insignificant.

Straightforwardadjective

without evasion or compromise;

a square contradictionhe is not being as straightforward as it appears

Simpleadjective

Feeble-minded; foolish.

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Straightforwardadjective

without concealment or deception; honest;

their business was open and aboveboardstraightforward in all his business affairs

Simpleadjective

Structurally uncomplicated.

Straightforwardadjective

pointed directly ahead;

a straightforward gaze

Simpleadjective

(chemistry) Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.

Simpleadjective

(mathematics) Of a group: having no normal subgroup.

Simpleadjective

(botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.

Simpleadjective

Using steam only once in its cylinders, in contrast to a compound engine, where steam is used more than once in high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

Simpleadjective

(zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.

a simple ascidian

Simpleadjective

(mineralogy) Homogenous.

Simpleadjective

(obsolete) Mere; not other than; being only.

Simplenoun

(medicine) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.

Simplenoun

A physician.

Simplenoun

(logic) A simple or atomic proposition.

Simplenoun

(obsolete) Something not mixed or compounded.

Simplenoun

(weaving) A drawloom.

Simplenoun

(weaving) Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.

Simplenoun

(Roman Catholic) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.

Simpleverb

To gather simples, i.e., medicinal herbs.

Simplenoun

any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

Simplenoun

a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Simpleadjective

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved;

a simple problemsimple mechanismsa simple designa simple substance

Simpleadjective

easy and not involved or complicated;

an elementary problem in statisticselementary, my dear Watsona simple gamefound an uncomplicated solution to the problem

Simpleadjective

apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;

only the bare factsshocked by the mere ideathe simple passage of time was enoughthe simple truth

Simpleadjective

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity;

childlike trustdewy-eyed innocencesimple courtesy

Simpleadjective

lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety

Simpleadjective

(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

Simpleadjective

not elaborate in style; unornamented;

a simple country schoolhouseher black dress--simple to austerity