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straightforward vs direct

direct vs straightforward

straightforward and direct both are adjectives.

straightforward is not a verb while direct is a verb.

straightforward is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
straightforward No Yes No No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
straightforward (adjective) direct (adjective)
pointed directly ahead direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
without evasion or compromise (of a current) flowing in one direction only
without concealment or deception; honest straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
free from ambiguity similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
straightforward (verb) direct (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
command with authority
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
straightforward (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between straightforward and direct

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