Straightforward vs. Simple
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.
Straightforwardadverb
In a straightforward manner.
Simpleadjective
Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
Straightforwardadjective
free from ambiguity;
a straightforward set of instructionsSimpleadjective
Trivial; insignificant.
Straightforwardadjective
without evasion or compromise;
a square contradictionhe is not being as straightforward as it appearsSimpleadjective
Feeble-minded; foolish.
Straightforwardadjective
without concealment or deception; honest;
their business was open and aboveboardstraightforward in all his business affairsSimpleadjective
Structurally uncomplicated.
Straightforwardadjective
pointed directly ahead;
a straightforward gazeSimpleadjective
(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 ascidianSimpleadjective
(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 substanceSimpleadjective
easy and not involved or complicated;
an elementary problem in statisticselementary, my dear Watsona simple gamefound an uncomplicated solution to the problemSimpleadjective
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;
only the bare factsshocked by the mere ideathe simple passage of time was enoughthe simple truthSimpleadjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity;
childlike trustdewy-eyed innocencesimple courtesySimpleadjective
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
