Collocations for straightforward - adj.
1. clear and simple
VERBS
appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound | find sth
I think you''ll find it all quite straightforward.
I think you''ll find it all quite straightforward.
ADV.
extremely, remarkably, very | absolutely, entirely, perfectly, quite
Look, it''s perfectly straightforward - just multiply everything by five.
Look, it''s perfectly straightforward - just multiply everything by five.
by no means, far from, hardly, less than
Getting funding for the project was far from straightforward.
Getting funding for the project was far from straightforward.
comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively | apparently | deceptively
The answer to this question is deceptively straightforward (= more straightforward than it looks).
The answer to this question is deceptively straightforward (= more straightforward than it looks).
2. honest
VERBS
be, seem
ADV.
very | quite | refreshingly
a refreshingly straightforward attitude
a refreshingly straightforward attitude
PREP.
about, with
He was quite straightforward with us about the difficulties involved.
He was quite straightforward with us about the difficulties involved.