General
General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
Straightforward and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straightforward" instead an adjective "General".
Straightforward
Straightforward adjective - Going straight to the point clearly and firmly.
General and straightforward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Straightforward".
Nearby Words: straightforwardly, straightforwardness
Both words in one sentence
- Naturally, the Food Network found this "too weird," but wanted to keep the general premise of the show and put it in a more straightforward competition format.
Source: Eccentric Millionaire -
The Fate System in general (which is what Dresden Files uses) assigns plot armor in a pretty straightforward fashion.
Source: Plot Armor - The general tells Jason, "When your father defended his throne, no man fought harder than I." Of course, the general is secretly Pelias himself, so the second meaning is, in a sense, "truer" than the seemingly straightforward one (he fought hard enough to win, after all).
Source: Double Meaning
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