What are some opposite words for straighten out?
Antonyms for straighten outstraight·en out
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term straighten out.
Princeton's WordNet
iron out, straighten out, put rightverb
settle or put right
"we need to iron out our disagreements"
Synonyms:
shed light on, put right, disentangle, enlighten, crystalize, clear up, crystalise, elucidate, illuminate, crystallize, iron out, sort out, square away, clear, straighten, reform, crystallise, tidy up, clean up, unsnarl, iron, neaten, tidy, press, see the lightdisentangle, unsnarl, straighten outverb
extricate from entanglement
"Can you disentangle the cord?"
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disembroil, extricate, put right, comb out, disinvolve, crystalize, clear up, crystalise, shed light on, comb, illuminate, crystallize, iron out, sort out, square away, disentangle, disencumber, neaten, straighten, reform, enlighten, crystallise, clear, clean up, elucidate, untangle, unsnarl, unwind, tidy, tidy up, see the lightreform, straighten out, see the lightverb
change for the better
"The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
Synonyms:
shed light on, reclaim, disentangle, enlighten, crystalize, clear up, crystalise, regenerate, illuminate, crystallize, iron out, sort out, square away, clear, rectify, straighten, reform, crystallise, clean up, elucidate, unsnarl, put right, neaten, tidy, tidy up, see the lightstraighten, straighten outverb
make straight
Synonyms:
shed light on, put right, disentangle, enlighten, unbend, crystalize, see the light, crystalise, elucidate, tidy up, crystallize, iron out, sort out, square away, clear, straighten, reform, crystallise, roll out, illuminate, unsnarl, neaten, clean up, clear up, tidyclear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidateverb
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
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discharge, earn, take in, classify, elucidate, illumine, unsnarl, pull in, wrap up, enlighten, sack, authorize, assoil, irradiate, shed light on, finish up, crystalise, see the light, illuminate, light up, light, crystalize, make, polish off, crystallise, sort, tidy, gain, illume, mop up, clarify, correct, realise, finish off, edify, solve, exculpate, assort, unclutter, class, put right, pass, neaten, square away, effloresce, clean up, discipline, acquit, brighten, reform, authorise, separate, crystallize, clear up, bring in, exonerate, sack up, top, clear, sort out, tidy up, realize, iron out, disentangle, get through, straighten, nettidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square awayverb
put (things or places) in order
"Tidy up your room!"
Synonyms:
shed light on, put right, disentangle, enlighten, unbend, crystalize, see the light, crystalise, elucidate, tidy up, crystallize, iron out, groom, square away, clear, straighten, reform, crystallise, roll out, sort out, illuminate, unsnarl, neaten, clean up, clear up, tidy
How to use straighten out in a sentence?
This has been very hard for me to get adjusted, in being by myself with not enough money and not enough, you know, people around me to console me, i don't have any family. So it's very hard and especially to straighten out the papers that belong to me.
Iran is going to work out very nicely, it's very easy to straighten out or it's very easy to make it a lot worse.
Communication Minister Rudiantara:
Google has an office in Indonesia, but digital age transactions do not go through that office. That is what we're looking to straighten out.
He made such a fool out of himself. What people dont report is the letter he had to do to straighten out his testimony because his testimony was wrong, but Nancy Pelosi... doesnt talk about it.
Have you noticed that everyone of these candidates say, 'Obama's weak. Putin's kicking sand in his face. When I talk to Putin, he's going to straighten out,' then it turns out they can't handle a bunch of CNBC moderators at the debate. Let me tell you, if you can't handle those guys, then I don't think the Chinese and the Russians are going to be too worried about you.
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