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not straightforward

ADJECTIVE

devious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calculating deceitful duplicitous fraudulent insidious insincere shrewd sly sneaky underhanded wily

WEAK

artful crooked double-dealing errant erring evasive faking one out fishy foxy guileful indirect oblique obliquitous playing games playing politics put on roundabout scheming shady shifty sneaking surreptitious treacherous tricky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fair forthright frank honest naive open sincere

WEAK

artless direct straight straightforward trustworthy truthful

Example Sentences

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not straightforward

But principals have told BBC News NI that it is not straightforward for schools to cut heating costs.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Machchhar's path to the cockpit was not straightforward.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

But it's easy to forget and sometimes not straightforward.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

However, applying fluid dynamics directly to magnetic fields was not straightforward.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

Of course, making a real machine from a drawing is not straightforward.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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