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Synonyms for STRAIGHT
streɪtstraight
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straightadjective
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curvedstraightadjective
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curvedstraightadjective
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curvedstraightadjective
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curvedstraightadjective
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curvedstraightadjective
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curvedstraightadverb
A part of a racecourse, running track or other road etc that is not curved.
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curvedstraightnoun
A heterosexual.
On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.
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curvedstraightadjective
Of a path, trajectory etc.: direct, undeviating.
He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.
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curvedstraightadjective
A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter.
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curvedstraightadjective
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curvedstraightadjective
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curvedstraightadjective
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curvedstraightadjective
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curvedstraightadjective
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curved
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
straight
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direct, rectilinear, undeviating, unswerving, right, nearestAntonyms:
indirect, winding, incurved, tortuous, sinuous, serpentine, circuitous, waving, crooked
Princeton's WordNet
heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straightnoun
a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
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heterosexual, straight person, heterosexual person, straight, straightawayAntonyms:
arched, hooked, crisp, wrong, recurved, voluminous, gnarled, uneven, twisting, bowed, squiggly, discontinuous, untidy, awry(p), semicircular, arching, crooked, zigzag, dilute, flexuous, wry, inaccurate, unerect, twisty, skew-whiff, kinky, wiggly, knobbed, bisexual, tortuous, incorrect, falciform, hooklike, eellike, writhen, akimbo(ip), serpentine, corrupt, arcuate, knotted, incurvate, arciform, wavy, unconventional, reflexed, malposed, curvilinear, homosexual, frizzy, sickle-shaped, sinuous, curvey, curled, knotty, writhed, wonky, curvilineal, ringleted, lopsided, curving, aquiline, arced, curly, curved, contorted, recurvate, cockeyed, sinusoidal, underhand, permed, diluted, geniculate, sneaky, refractive, zig-zag, falcate, curling, snaky, deflective, snakelike, noncontinuous, windblown, underhanded, nappy, curvy, gnarly, upcurved, anfractuous, winding, incurved, indirect, sinuate, askew, warped, frizzlystraightnoun
a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
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straightaway, heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight personAntonyms:
upcurved, incorrect, twisting, zigzag, permed, arcuate, lopsided, nappy, recurvate, squiggly, falciform, knotty, warped, wavy, curving, incurved, curved, gnarled, dilute, hooklike, windblown, arched, wiggly, sickle-shaped, arced, deflective, eellike, curvilineal, untidy, recurved, writhed, winding, curvey, curling, incurvate, indirect, sinuate, knotted, sinusoidal, unconventional, underhanded, wonky, wrong, diluted, curly, reflexed, tortuous, kinky, hooked, refractive, uneven, discontinuous, crooked, curvilinear, arciform, snaky, semicircular, malposed, homosexual, underhand, inaccurate, noncontinuous, serpentine, curvy, voluminous, cockeyed, twisty, crisp, sinuous, flexuous, zig-zag, falcate, bowed, gnarly, frizzy, snakelike, aquiline, arching, writhen, bisexual, akimbo(ip), knobbed, wry, ringleted, corrupt, contorted, askew, sneaky, awry(p), frizzly, unerect, anfractuous, skew-whiff, geniculate, curledstraightaway, straightadjective
a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
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straightaway, heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight, straight personAntonyms:
frizzly, arciform, askew, incorrect, frizzy, curved, contorted, nappy, semicircular, bowed, wrong, hooked, curvy, crooked, gnarled, crisp, curvey, gnarly, arching, voluminous, sinuous, anfractuous, snakelike, recurvate, unerect, incurvate, underhand, diluted, windblown, sinusoidal, deflective, akimbo(ip), noncontinuous, recurved, unconventional, malposed, curvilinear, upcurved, uneven, hooklike, indirect, zigzag, curly, serpentine, skew-whiff, incurved, lopsided, wonky, tortuous, curling, arcuate, zig-zag, twisty, geniculate, flexuous, discontinuous, wavy, arched, knobbed, sneaky, writhed, dilute, underhanded, falcate, arced, wiggly, falciform, ringleted, aquiline, reflexed, knotted, writhen, eellike, inaccurate, warped, knotty, cockeyed, kinky, twisting, snaky, curled, untidy, refractive, awry(p), permed, curving, wry, sickle-shaped, sinuate, winding, bisexual, squiggly, curvilineal, corrupt, homosexualstraight, consecutiveadjective
successive (without a break)
"sick for five straight days"
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uncoiled, square(a), straight, full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, sequent, back-to-back, straightforward, unbowed, true, serial, successive, neat, sequentialAntonyms:
hooked, snakelike, warped, untidy, kinky, curvy, malposed, noncontinuous, hooklike, aquiline, windblown, curled, wrong, bisexual, crooked, curvilineal, recurvate, crisp, eellike, wavy, gnarly, ringleted, sinuate, curly, incurvate, knotted, falciform, zig-zag, akimbo(ip), knobbed, sickle-shaped, curvilinear, curved, frizzy, serpentine, twisting, squiggly, knotty, bowed, wiggly, frizzly, homosexual, curving, anfractuous, dilute, upcurved, twisty, underhand, writhed, underhanded, nappy, askew, arciform, sneaky, wonky, inaccurate, arched, uneven, arcuate, sinuous, geniculate, tortuous, lopsided, sinusoidal, wry, diluted, arced, curling, discontinuous, snaky, refractive, voluminous, unconventional, winding, permed, arching, recurved, unerect, contorted, semicircular, skew-whiff, corrupt, flexuous, reflexed, zigzag, incorrect, deflective, incurved, curvey, gnarled, cockeyed, indirect, awry(p), writhen, falcatestraightadjective
having no deviations
"straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
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uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neatAntonyms:
knotted, wonky, writhen, curled, crisp, diluted, wrong, tortuous, untidy, flexuous, refractive, serpentine, uneven, zigzag, eellike, geniculate, permed, awry(p), hooklike, wavy, hooked, voluminous, sneaky, writhed, curling, wry, anfractuous, curvilineal, arched, twisty, arching, nappy, underhanded, snaky, winding, incorrect, corrupt, underhand, curving, falciform, contorted, knobbed, sinuate, wiggly, warped, knotty, homosexual, askew, sinusoidal, windblown, ringleted, arcuate, snakelike, frizzly, gnarled, crooked, unconventional, curvilinear, malposed, sinuous, zig-zag, noncontinuous, curvy, incurvate, frizzy, aquiline, gnarly, bowed, bisexual, indirect, lopsided, curly, recurvate, reflexed, akimbo(ip), arciform, kinky, sickle-shaped, twisting, falcate, recurved, dilute, upcurved, squiggly, discontinuous, skew-whiff, curved, incurved, curvey, cockeyed, semicircular, arced, unerect, deflective, inaccuratestraightadjective
(of hair) having no waves or curls
"her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"
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uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neatAntonyms:
awry(p), semicircular, deflective, sinuate, zig-zag, twisting, curvilinear, bisexual, underhanded, anfractuous, skew-whiff, curly, crooked, cockeyed, ringleted, dilute, frizzly, flexuous, wrong, akimbo(ip), wiggly, falcate, writhen, twisty, sinuous, sinusoidal, arciform, knotty, upcurved, falciform, unconventional, knobbed, hooked, hooklike, wavy, eellike, zigzag, discontinuous, inaccurate, tortuous, incorrect, gnarled, sickle-shaped, nappy, arched, arced, curvilineal, snakelike, homosexual, incurvate, snaky, curvy, voluminous, uneven, curling, curled, geniculate, crisp, noncontinuous, wry, aquiline, recurvate, curving, gnarly, winding, warped, frizzy, corrupt, kinky, lopsided, windblown, malposed, askew, arcuate, incurved, knotted, curved, contorted, serpentine, arching, reflexed, squiggly, permed, unerect, bowed, indirect, diluted, curvey, recurved, untidy, refractive, wonky, underhand, sneaky, writhedstraight, unbent, unbowedadjective
erect in posture
"sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
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uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neat, straightAntonyms:
knotted, wavy, semicircular, inaccurate, arced, twisty, knobbed, incurvate, upcurved, gnarled, arcuate, indirect, curling, curvey, bowed, untidy, sinuate, geniculate, akimbo(ip), recurvate, kinky, unconventional, reflexed, incorrect, discontinuous, snakelike, curvy, contorted, underhanded, corrupt, snaky, arched, curving, gnarly, voluminous, deflective, winding, hooked, anfractuous, hooklike, curly, wry, frizzly, aquiline, skew-whiff, wrong, curvilinear, curved, diluted, unerect, malposed, frizzy, eellike, wiggly, homosexual, bisexual, sickle-shaped, recurved, zig-zag, uneven, writhen, windblown, sneaky, nappy, curvilineal, tortuous, crisp, twisting, sinusoidal, falciform, noncontinuous, awry(p), falcate, ringleted, warped, crooked, writhed, cockeyed, wonky, zigzag, underhand, serpentine, curled, sinuous, arciform, arching, dilute, squiggly, refractive, knotty, flexuous, lopsided, askew, incurved, permedstraightadjective
in keeping with the facts
"set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"
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uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neatAntonyms:
semicircular, wrong, arciform, skew-whiff, dilute, bisexual, curling, untidy, writhen, inaccurate, upcurved, hooklike, unconventional, crooked, falcate, geniculate, zigzag, refractive, incurvate, wonky, kinky, incorrect, hooked, curving, voluminous, underhanded, recurvate, sinuous, curved, winding, arcuate, arching, recurved, curled, bowed, warped, anfractuous, arced, zig-zag, deflective, snakelike, knotty, unerect, writhed, underhand, reflexed, curvey, serpentine, gnarly, frizzy, crisp, permed, corrupt, squiggly, homosexual, uneven, curvilinear, knobbed, akimbo(ip), aquiline, frizzly, twisty, falciform, diluted, curly, gnarled, snaky, arched, wiggly, curvy, sickle-shaped, wry, tortuous, twisting, noncontinuous, discontinuous, incurved, ringleted, sinusoidal, awry(p), windblown, cockeyed, lopsided, indirect, sneaky, flexuous, malposed, nappy, eellike, sinuate, wavy, curvilineal, contorted, askew, knottedstraight, squareadjective
characterized by honesty and fairness
"straight dealing"; "a square deal"
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uncoiled, substantial, square(a), square(p), hearty, full-strength, unbent, consecutive, satisfying, square, straightforward, solid, unbowed, true, neat, straightAntonyms:
curvilineal, writhed, arciform, frizzy, wiggly, zig-zag, gnarly, flexuous, crooked, ringleted, lopsided, uneven, curvey, sneaky, nappy, underhanded, zigzag, homosexual, permed, akimbo(ip), wrong, reflexed, refractive, gnarled, squiggly, falcate, incurvate, snakelike, arced, bowed, unerect, noncontinuous, serpentine, wavy, inaccurate, wonky, frizzly, curled, twisting, curving, snaky, semicircular, arcuate, incorrect, awry(p), hooked, falciform, curvy, knobbed, recurved, recurvate, eellike, winding, curling, dilute, kinky, knotted, upcurved, aquiline, sickle-shaped, voluminous, twisty, underhand, writhen, discontinuous, malposed, skew-whiff, hooklike, anfractuous, sinuate, arching, tortuous, sinuous, knotty, wry, crisp, geniculate, arched, deflective, unconventional, curved, cockeyed, untidy, bisexual, sinusoidal, warped, diluted, windblown, curly, contorted, indirect, corrupt, incurved, curvilinear, askewuncoiled, straightadjective
no longer coiled
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uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, square, unbent, consecutive, straight, straightforward, unbowed, true, neatAntonyms:
refractive, unconventional, curved, wrong, awry(p), arching, snaky, windblown, sneaky, wiggly, unerect, arced, wavy, cockeyed, underhand, arcuate, twisty, askew, noncontinuous, bowed, curvilineal, underhanded, recurved, reflexed, dilute, falciform, flexuous, geniculate, malposed, discontinuous, kinky, falcate, inaccurate, sinuous, gnarled, squiggly, curvilinear, curvey, sickle-shaped, incorrect, wry, lopsided, curled, twisting, curving, deflective, permed, semicircular, sinusoidal, uneven, curvy, writhen, curling, serpentine, eellike, gnarly, crisp, hooked, hooklike, skew-whiff, wonky, curly, tortuous, sinuate, zig-zag, upcurved, crooked, akimbo(ip), incurved, arciform, knotted, contorted, diluted, recurvate, frizzy, indirect, zigzag, bisexual, arched, warped, anfractuous, corrupt, snakelike, winding, frizzly, homosexual, knotty, writhed, voluminous, ringleted, nappy, knobbed, incurvate, aquiline, untidystraightadjective
free from curves or angles
"a straight line"
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uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neatAntonyms:
lopsided, crooked, arced, malposed, curving, recurved, incurvate, skew-whiff, zigzag, falciform, incorrect, frizzy, incurved, hooked, homosexual, corrupt, serpentine, sickle-shaped, arched, uneven, winding, unconventional, curled, recurvate, crisp, squiggly, refractive, eellike, knotted, awry(p), nappy, akimbo(ip), flexuous, warped, unerect, wonky, frizzly, cockeyed, anfractuous, askew, arcuate, curvilinear, sinuate, noncontinuous, sneaky, snakelike, dilute, reflexed, curvy, writhed, untidy, wavy, wiggly, sinuous, hooklike, knotty, tortuous, falcate, writhen, inaccurate, curly, knobbed, curling, bowed, snaky, gnarled, twisty, wrong, geniculate, indirect, underhand, bisexual, curvilineal, arching, twisting, wry, discontinuous, voluminous, kinky, aquiline, deflective, arciform, curved, ringleted, contorted, curvey, upcurved, underhanded, diluted, gnarly, windblown, sinusoidal, semicircular, permed, zig-zagstraightadjective
neatly arranged; not disorderly
"the room is straight now"
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uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neatAntonyms:
wrong, wavy, recurvate, bowed, noncontinuous, awry(p), recurved, wiggly, flexuous, geniculate, sneaky, aquiline, crooked, wry, snaky, semicircular, incurvate, cockeyed, skew-whiff, akimbo(ip), eellike, refractive, bisexual, hooked, askew, gnarled, contorted, lopsided, underhanded, squiggly, sickle-shaped, falcate, dilute, nappy, wonky, permed, zig-zag, curved, knotted, deflective, curvilineal, upcurved, warped, voluminous, arching, reflexed, inaccurate, curvilinear, writhed, snakelike, arcuate, ringleted, arced, writhen, falciform, sinuous, untidy, curvy, twisting, kinky, knotty, corrupt, incorrect, arched, crisp, diluted, winding, hooklike, curled, curving, unconventional, gnarly, arciform, anfractuous, homosexual, uneven, zigzag, knobbed, unerect, incurved, sinuate, underhand, twisty, windblown, discontinuous, frizzy, curling, serpentine, sinusoidal, curvey, indirect, curly, malposed, frizzly, tortuousstraightadjective
not homosexual
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uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neatAntonyms:
nappy, crooked, curvilinear, winding, twisting, unconventional, frizzy, wrong, warped, permed, deflective, knotty, wonky, twisty, discontinuous, curvilineal, curved, snakelike, curling, incurvate, dilute, contorted, uneven, squiggly, underhanded, aquiline, reflexed, recurved, hooked, incorrect, inaccurate, knotted, gnarly, hooklike, arched, frizzly, underhand, falcate, crisp, eellike, flexuous, wry, sneaky, untidy, upcurved, ringleted, geniculate, voluminous, falciform, curled, sinusoidal, writhen, cockeyed, windblown, serpentine, sinuate, anfractuous, arced, wavy, incurved, knobbed, arciform, gnarled, corrupt, bowed, refractive, homosexual, snaky, curvy, diluted, writhed, bisexual, askew, zigzag, noncontinuous, zig-zag, semicircular, malposed, unerect, curving, skew-whiff, tortuous, wiggly, akimbo(ip), recurvate, sickle-shaped, curvey, indirect, awry(p), curly, lopsided, arcuate, arching, sinuous, kinkytrue, straightadjective
accurately fitted; level
"the window frame isn't quite true"
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unbent, straight, neat, true(a), dependable, on-key, true, reliable, true(p), square(a), truthful, consecutive, dead on target, unfeigned, honest, square, genuine, uncoiled, unbowed, full-strength, straightforward, rightful(a), lawfulAntonyms:
hooklike, writhed, snaky, arciform, knotted, crooked, eellike, corrupt, zig-zag, curling, sinusoidal, incorrect, recurvate, windblown, hooked, inaccurate, curving, arced, writhen, gnarly, knotty, wiggly, recurved, noncontinuous, untidy, curvy, permed, sinuous, zigzag, awry(p), dilute, tortuous, discontinuous, flexuous, deflective, warped, arcuate, sickle-shaped, malposed, ringleted, aquiline, akimbo(ip), frizzy, kinky, falcate, winding, wrong, homosexual, bowed, skew-whiff, incurvate, sinuate, curvey, diluted, snakelike, wavy, nappy, indirect, curvilinear, cockeyed, wonky, curvilineal, curly, underhand, arching, unerect, incurved, askew, frizzly, crisp, anfractuous, semicircular, gnarled, upcurved, curled, underhanded, serpentine, lopsided, uneven, contorted, curved, bisexual, geniculate, sneaky, voluminous, refractive, knobbed, falciform, twisty, reflexed, unconventional, squiggly, twisting, wry, archedsquare(a), straightforward, straightadjective
without evasion or compromise
"a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
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incurvate, unerect, refractive, ringleted, crooked, gnarly, bisexual, recurvate, deflective, wry, twisting, arcuate, aquiline, curled, akimbo(ip), geniculate, curvy, indirect, underhand, frizzly, sinuate, curly, incorrect, corrupt, discontinuous, wavy, noncontinuous, crisp, contorted, arciform, hooked, tortuous, writhed, upcurved, arced, knotted, curved, warped, falcate, awry(p), sinuous, wrong, curvilinear, underhanded, dilute, twisty, wonky, hooklike, curvilineal, gnarled, uneven, semicircular, homosexual, anfractuous, bowed, sickle-shaped, unconventional, kinky, knotty, inaccurate, falciform, wiggly, sneaky, askew, snaky, flexuous, squiggly, windblown, untidy, curvey, snakelike, zigzag, lopsided, malposed, reflexed, arching, diluted, frizzy, voluminous, skew-whiff, zig-zag, curving, eellike, writhen, incurved, nappy, curling, sinusoidal, cockeyed, knobbed, recurved, winding, permed, arched, serpentineneat, straight, full-strengthadjective
without water
"took his whiskey neat"
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unbent, slap-up, full-strength, straight, cracking, square(a), clean, nifty, swell, true, orderly, keen, consecutive, tasteful, neat, bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, refined, square, uncoiled, unbowed, great, bully, dandy, peachy, straightforwardAntonyms:
wrong, wiggly, curled, knobbed, semicircular, hooklike, bowed, writhed, eellike, sneaky, curly, unconventional, windblown, upcurved, noncontinuous, frizzy, zigzag, inaccurate, snakelike, dilute, knotty, squiggly, wry, zig-zag, sinuate, incorrect, indirect, arched, knotted, arced, sickle-shaped, flexuous, uneven, unerect, recurvate, writhen, twisting, sinusoidal, wavy, bisexual, crooked, frizzly, falcate, aquiline, curved, refractive, kinky, cockeyed, malposed, voluminous, gnarled, reflexed, falciform, hooked, underhand, awry(p), serpentine, arciform, crisp, curvy, curvilineal, lopsided, anfractuous, arching, akimbo(ip), askew, deflective, recurved, gnarly, sinuous, warped, underhanded, homosexual, incurved, curling, discontinuous, twisty, curving, snaky, ringleted, winding, untidy, incurvate, corrupt, wonky, diluted, geniculate, tortuous, permed, contorted, curvey, curvilinear, nappy, arcuate, skew-whiffstraightadjective
following a correct or logical method
"straight reasoning"
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uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neatAntonyms:
askew, crisp, eellike, knotty, recurvate, curved, curvey, arciform, curled, cockeyed, arching, flexuous, wrong, lopsided, skew-whiff, voluminous, sinuous, hooked, curvy, frizzy, wonky, falciform, crooked, frizzly, knobbed, falcate, wry, malposed, arched, reflexed, homosexual, sickle-shaped, geniculate, unconventional, untidy, permed, kinky, akimbo(ip), twisty, diluted, recurved, gnarly, serpentine, writhed, arced, unerect, ringleted, windblown, wavy, underhanded, awry(p), incorrect, bowed, squiggly, sinuate, inaccurate, snakelike, curvilinear, indirect, discontinuous, uneven, aquiline, nappy, warped, knotted, gnarled, upcurved, noncontinuous, incurved, curling, twisting, winding, curvilineal, bisexual, snaky, zig-zag, corrupt, sinusoidal, sneaky, tortuous, wiggly, underhand, incurvate, arcuate, writhen, hooklike, dilute, deflective, zigzag, semicircular, contorted, anfractuous, curly, refractive, curvingsquare, straightadverb
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
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square(p), substantial, true, uncoiled, hearty, full-strength, square, unbent, consecutive, straight, straightforward, solid, unbowed, square(a), satisfying, neatAntonyms:
arched, inaccurate, knotted, homosexual, twisting, bowed, falciform, twisty, deflective, kinky, sinuous, curving, snaky, sickle-shaped, corrupt, cockeyed, incurved, malposed, snakelike, squiggly, crooked, knotty, permed, warped, ringleted, hooked, curling, recurvate, curvilineal, curvilinear, refractive, curly, incorrect, aquiline, nappy, arced, wiggly, frizzy, knobbed, unconventional, flexuous, wavy, wry, falcate, writhed, sinusoidal, curled, recurved, tortuous, underhand, curvy, uneven, bisexual, hooklike, semicircular, wonky, eellike, unerect, arcuate, indirect, contorted, windblown, curvey, reflexed, askew, voluminous, geniculate, untidy, sinuate, crisp, awry(p), serpentine, noncontinuous, wrong, frizzly, sneaky, curved, diluted, writhen, winding, skew-whiff, underhanded, lopsided, gnarly, discontinuous, anfractuous, zigzag, upcurved, arching, zig-zag, incurvate, gnarled, dilute, akimbo(ip), arciformdirectly, straight, directadverb
without deviation
"the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
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directly, at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwithAntonyms:
crooked, noncontinuous, geniculate, homosexual, bisexual, skew-whiff, curved, falcate, hooklike, unerect, twisting, windblown, sinusoidal, zig-zag, sinuous, askew, underhand, anfractuous, diluted, gnarly, knotty, recurved, hooked, serpentine, kinky, inaccurate, gnarled, arciform, sneaky, discontinuous, winding, crisp, wry, refractive, reflexed, frizzly, zigzag, upcurved, curvilinear, lopsided, arched, voluminous, warped, semicircular, falciform, curvy, wrong, curvilineal, arced, curvey, frizzy, permed, nappy, eellike, corrupt, sickle-shaped, incurved, squiggly, curled, underhanded, wiggly, wonky, akimbo(ip), deflective, tortuous, knobbed, snakelike, ringleted, uneven, malposed, sinuate, curving, arcuate, incorrect, curly, contorted, awry(p), twisty, wavy, writhed, bowed, flexuous, incurvate, aquiline, knotted, untidy, arching, cockeyed, recurvate, curling, indirect, snaky, writhen, unconventional, dilutedirectly, flat, straightadverb
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
"he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"
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directly, at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwithAntonyms:
unerect, malposed, akimbo(ip), awry(p), snaky, knotted, skew-whiff, eellike, curved, bisexual, wavy, falciform, twisty, sickle-shaped, flexuous, hooked, wry, sinuate, untidy, wonky, corrupt, crooked, diluted, kinky, uneven, refractive, sneaky, ringleted, hooklike, knotty, zig-zag, curly, curled, incurvate, warped, reflexed, serpentine, wrong, frizzly, arching, recurved, arcuate, writhen, tortuous, curving, anfractuous, askew, twisting, underhanded, curvy, aquiline, unconventional, arched, indirect, nappy, dilute, sinuous, homosexual, incurved, windblown, curling, geniculate, arciform, squiggly, inaccurate, frizzy, curvilineal, gnarly, incorrect, noncontinuous, sinusoidal, writhed, lopsided, cockeyed, voluminous, permed, recurvate, winding, semicircular, discontinuous, bowed, snakelike, falcate, upcurved, zigzag, curvey, contorted, deflective, crisp, wiggly, arced, underhand, curvilinear, knobbed, gnarledstraightadverb
in a straight line; in a direct course
"the road runs straight"
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flat, directly, directAntonyms:
voluminous, twisty, hooklike, semicircular, contorted, windblown, aquiline, dilute, crooked, corrupt, winding, kinky, curved, refractive, recurvate, arcuate, untidy, knobbed, falciform, arced, reflexed, homosexual, zigzag, cockeyed, frizzly, arched, flexuous, gnarled, malposed, sneaky, warped, diluted, frizzy, curving, curly, discontinuous, skew-whiff, twisting, unconventional, snakelike, wonky, writhed, bowed, arching, lopsided, wrong, wry, zig-zag, recurved, serpentine, inaccurate, incurved, knotty, sinuous, underhanded, wavy, akimbo(ip), hooked, incorrect, knotted, upcurved, uneven, incurvate, deflective, curvilinear, sinusoidal, curled, wiggly, snaky, permed, arciform, underhand, falcate, geniculate, curling, eellike, askew, anfractuous, nappy, gnarly, squiggly, ringleted, tortuous, noncontinuous, writhen, sinuate, crisp, curvey, bisexual, indirect, sickle-shaped, curvilineal, unerect, awry(p), curvy
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
straightadjective
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rectilinear, direct, short, near, right, undeviating, not crooked, not curvedstraightadjective
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vertical, upright, erect, perpendicularstraightadjective
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just, fair, honorable, straightforwardstraightadjective
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immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, at once, without delay
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straightadjective
Synonyms:
perpendicular, vertical, plumb, erect, upright, direct, rectilinear, undeviating, unswerving, square, honest, equitable, honorable, (Slang) unmixed, clear, undilutedAntonyms:
indirect, oblique, crooked, devious, circuitous, crooked
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List of paraphrases for "straight":
directly, consecutive, hetero, respectively, direct, right, recto, successively, immediately, upright, heterosexual, law, successive
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #75 | now | |
| #209 | great | |
| #234 | right | |
| #332 | law | |
| #783 | direct | |
| #831 | true | |
| #1413 | directly | |
| #1766 | flat | |
| #1809 | clean | |
| #1834 | square | |
| #2138 | immediately | |
| #2159 | solid | |
| #2442 | straight | |
| #2939 | serial | |
| #3639 | reliable | |
| #4185 | respectively | |
| #4434 | substantial | |
| #4643 | nearest | |
| #5018 | genuine | |
| #5698 | honest | |
| #5875 | instantly | |
| #8332 | consecutive | |
| #8685 | refined | |
| #9217 | keen | |
| #10534 | neat | |
| #11543 | satisfying | |
| #11671 | upright | |
| #11925 | straightforward | |
| #13089 | sequential | |
| #14586 | successive | |
| #15269 | cracking | |
| #15598 | lawful | |
| #16522 | swell | |
| #17616 | nifty | |
| #18426 | dependable | |
| #18998 | groovy | |
| #19228 | smashing | |
| #20349 | orderly | |
| #20516 | bully | |
| #23810 | heterosexual | |
| #23927 | hearty | |
| #24896 | dandy | |
| #28112 | truthful | |
| #30301 | tasteful | |
| #30653 | forthwith | |
| #34218 | hetero | |
| #41235 | successively | |
| #52162 | peachy | |
| #58509 | sequent | |
| #70172 | recto | |
| #86275 | straightaway | |
| #89839 | rectilinear | |
| #133073 | unswerving | |
| #180643 | unbowed | |
| #218204 | unfeigned | |
| #252858 | corking | |
| #302471 | unbent | |
| #326723 | uncoiled |
How to use STRAIGHT in a sentence?
They wanted me to be their perfect little straight christian [sic] boy, and that's obviously not what I wanted.
This is time for straight talk.
The four paintings are connected and, fascinatingly enough to me, is doing something that most Italian Baroque painters aren't doing any more in the 17th century. Many of them are going straight to canvas, so my contention is, he's part of a Renaissance legacy, and continuing the tradition of working on paper.
Only 8,000 production models made, straight-eight. Fireball eight. First full year of the DynaFlow Transmission.
If you skip ahead and go straight to a high-volume surgeon or a high-volume radiation therapist, you may not get the full benefit of counseling regarding whether to treat or what treatment is best, for a patient who has decided on a prostatectomy, however, both the center and the surgeon are important.
Translations for STRAIGHT
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- مُسْتَقِيمArabic
- escalaCatalan, Valencian
- čistý, rovinka, přímý, přímo, postupkaCzech
- Straße, hetero, unverdünnt, aufrichtig, aufrecht, gerade, geradeausGerman
- ευθύς, ίσιος, κέντα, σκέτοςGreek
- malgeja, rektaEsperanto
- hetero, convencional, derecho, liso, recto, directo, francoSpanish
- رک, مستقیمPersian
- suora, hetero, raaka, järjestys, heteroseksuaali, suoraan, laimentamaton, kunto, vilpitön, rehellinenFinnish
- tout droit, hétéro, pure, droit, pur, comme il faut, rectiligne, quinte, directement, ligne droiteFrench
- sraith, díreachIrish
- dìreachScottish Gaelic
- सीधाHindi
- heteró, őszinte, egyenes, sorHungarian
- սթրիթ, ազնիվ, սթրեյթ, ուղիղArmenian
- directeInterlingua
- lurusIndonesian
- röð, beinnIcelandic
- eterosessuale, senza preamboli, diretto, retto, convenzionale, in linea, non innacquato, liscio, dritto, rettilineo, puroItalian
- 実直な, 真直ぐ, ストレート, 直線, ノンケの, 直列の, ストレートの, 真っすぐにJapanese
- gerode, riichtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tōtikaMāori
- искрен, отворен, право, чист, исправен, правилен, правMacedonian
- heteroseksual, lurusMalay
- ဖြောင့်, စင်းBurmese
- rechtdoor, pure, puur, zoals het hoort, rechte, recht, straatDutch
- kʼézdonNavajo, Navaho
- dretOccitan
- hetero, prosty, stritPolish
- direto, puro, direito, straight, hétero, honesto, reta, reto, em linha retaPortuguese
- dretgRomansh
- dreptRomanian
- стрейт, чистый, прямой, прямая, стрит, натурал, неразбавленный, нормальный, правильный, прямо, гетеросексуалRussian
- diritu, deretu, daretu, drituSardinian
- drejtëAlbanian
- rak, hetero, raksträcka, stege, rakt fram, raka, strejt, heterosexuellSwedish
- సూటిగా, తిన్నగాTelugu
- прямийUkrainian
- سیدھاUrdu
- droetWalloon
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