not straightforward
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- twistedWound around itself
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- murkyDark and unclear
- crypticObscure in meaning
devious · roundabout · indirect · evasive · crooked · winding · maze · labyrinthine · opaque · shifty · slippery · complicated · tricky · byzantine · circuitous · dodgy · knotty · obscure
complexity/simplicity
not straightforwardstraightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
simple · easy · uncomplicated · basic · plain
honesty/directness
not straightforwardstraightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
honest · direct · candid · forthright · frank
directness of path/method
not straightforwardstraightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
direct · linear · straight · simple · uncomplicated