straightforward vs symbolic

straightforward

adj
  • direct; forthright; frank; sincere 

  • proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating 

  • easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty 

adv
  • In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly. 

symbolic

adj
  • Implicitly representing or referring to another thing. 

  • Pertaining to a symbol. 

How often have the words straightforward and symbolic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )