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Synonyms and antonyms of Straightforward and easy to understand in British Thesaurus

Straightforward and easy to understand

simple (adjective)

easy to understand, solve, or do

make sense ()

to be easy to understand

understandable (adjective)

clear and easy to understand

intelligible (adjective)

clear or simple enough to understand

apparent (adjective)

easy to see or understand

easy (adjective)

not difficult to know, understand, or believe

evident (adjective)

formal easy to see, notice, or understand

clear-cut (adjective)

definite and easy to understand, recognize, or make a decision about

manifest (adjective)

formal obvious and easy to notice or understand

basic (adjective)

not very advanced, or not very complicated

be (as) clear as day ()

to be very easy to see or understand, or to be impossible to doubt

clear (adjective)

easy to understand

comprehensible (adjective)

able to be understood

concise (adjective)

expressed using only a few words, but in a way that is easy to understand

elementary, my dear Watson ()

used for saying that it is very easy to understand or solve something

explicable (adjective)

very formal easy to explain and understand

explicit (adjective)

said or explained in an extremely clear way, so that you cannot doubt what is meant

explicit (adjective)

if someone is explicit, they say or explain something in a very clear direct way

explicitly (adverb)

in an extremely clear and direct way, so that there is no doubt what is meant

express (adjective)

formal very clear, so that there can be no mistake about what is intended

expressly (adverb)

formal in a way that is clear and definite

graphic (adjective)

described giving a lot of detail so that you have a clear idea of something, especially something unpleasant

homespun (adjective)

simple and not learnt from books

idiot-proof (adjective)

informal very easy to use; impossible to use wrongly

incisive (adjective)

expressed in a clear and direct manner

lowbrow (adjective)

showing disapproval lowbrow literature, television etc is not complicated or difficult to understand. Highbrow things are more difficult to understand and more likely to be enjoyed by educated people.

lucid (adjective)

showing or telling something in a clear, simple way

pellucid (adjective)

literary extremely clear and easy to understand

predigested (adjective)

information that is predigested has been put into a form that is simpler and therefore easier to understand

self-explanatory (adjective)

easy to understand without explanations

short and sweet ()

not too long or complicated

simple (adjective)

not involving anything else, or not complicated by anything else

simples (adverb)

Britishinformal used to say that something is not complicated and is very easy to understand

simply (adverb)

in a way that is not complicated or confusing

soft (adjective)

informal not complicated, or not needing a lot of effort

transparent (adjective)

simple, clear, and easy to understand

uncomplicated (adjective)

simple