Straightforward vs Unswerving - What's the difference?
straightforward | unswerving | Related terms |
Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
* 1992 , George J. Church, "Why Voters Don't Trust Clinton," Time , 20 Apr, p. 38,
easy, simple, without difficulty
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup'' (in ''The Guardian , 15 October 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/england-poland-world-cup-qualifier]
Not deviating; not yielding or straying or varying.
:They followed the ritual with unswerving faith.
As adjectives the difference between straightforward and unswerving
is that straightforward is proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank while unswerving is not deviating; not yielding or straying or varying.As an adverb straightforward
is in a straightforward manner.straightforward
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Adjective
(en adjective)- A great deal of the uneasiness about Clinton reflects his propensity to dance away from straightforward yes or no answers to any character question.
- Poland played with great energy, quick to the ball, strong in the challenge, and projecting the clear sense they had absolutely no intention whatsoever of making this a straightforward night.
