straightforward

adjective/ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd/CEFR B2

সহজবোধ্য; সরল ও খোলামেলা

Meaning

Easy to understand or do, or honest and direct in manner.

Example sentences

  • The form is straightforward.ফরমটি সহজবোধ্য।
  • She gave a straightforward answer.সে সরাসরি জবাব দিল।

A common mistake

Walk straightforward until you reach the mosque.→Walk straight ahead until you reach the mosque.

Straightforward is not about direction. For directions say straight on or straight ahead. Written as one word, straightforward means either uncomplicated or plain-speaking.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: simple, candid

Antonyms: complicated

Similar words, and what each means

  • simple

    সহজ, সরল

    Easy to understand or do; not complicated.

  • candid

    খোলামেলা; অকপট

    Truthful and straightforward; frank.

Other English words for “সহজবোধ্য; সরল ও খোলামেলা”

  • lucid

    Expressed clearly; easy to understand.

Opposite words

  • complicated

    জটিল

    Made up of many connected parts and hard to understand.

  • bewildering

    হতবুদ্ধিকর, বিভ্রান্তিকর

    Very confusing and hard to make sense of.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “straightforward” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • সহজবোধ্য; সরল ও খোলামেলা
    • • অনুরূপ, একই রকম
    • • সমতল, চ্যাপ্টা
    • • নির্ভুল, যথাযথ
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    সহজবোধ্য; সরল ও খোলামেলা — straightforward (adjective) — সহজবোধ্য; সরল ও খোলামেলা. Easy to understand or do, or honest and direct in manner.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “straightforward”?

    • • noxious
    • • simple
    • • definitive
    • • overflowing
    Show the answer

    simple — simple — সহজ, সরল. Easy to understand or do; not complicated.

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