Meaning of "straightforward"

[all potted out]

Dear Teachers,

What I read was "Surgery to remove an inflamed appendix is immediate, but straightforward."

I thought "immediate" and "straightforward" are the same ideas. Why does it say immediate "but" straightforward?

[Yankee]

Hi apo

The word straightforward isn't really synonymous with 'immediate'. Straightforward indicates directness in the sense that what is being done is not done in a roundabout way.

For example, straightforward statement comes straight or directly to the point without beating around the bush.

Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[Alan]

Hi all potted out,

Your sentence: