Synonyms for straighten
ˈstreɪt nstraight·en

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1. straighten, unbendverb

   straighten up or out; make straight

   Synonyms:
   decompress, relax, square away, neaten, slow down, unwind, loosen up, clean up, roll out, straighten out, unbend, tidy up, tidy

   Antonyms:
   bend, flex

2. straighten, 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, reform, crystallise, straighten out, roll out, illuminate, unsnarl, neaten, clean up, clear up, tidy

   Antonyms:
   flex, bend

3. straightenverb

   get up from a sitting or slouching position

   "The students straightened when the teacher entered"

   Synonyms:
   square away, neaten, clean up, roll out, straighten out, unbend, tidy up, tidy

   Antonyms:
   bend, flex

4. tidy, 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, reform, crystallise, straighten out, roll out, sort out, illuminate, unsnarl, neaten, clean up, clear up, tidy

   Antonyms:
   flex, bend

5. roll out, straightenverb

   straighten by unrolling

   "roll out the big map"

   Synonyms:
   tidy up, neaten, roll, square away, clean up, roll out, straighten out, unbend, tidy

   Antonyms:
   bend, flex

6. straightenverb

   make straight or straighter

   "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"

   Synonyms:
   square away, neaten, clean up, roll out, straighten out, unbend, tidy up, tidy

   Antonyms:
   bend, flex

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1. • Arrange
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1. straightenverb

   Synonyms:
   make straight

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1. Donald Trump:

   I had the good sense to leave Atlantic City, which by the way, Caesars just went bankrupt. Every company — Chris [Christie] can tell you — every company virtually in Atlantic City went bankrupt, i left Atlantic City before it totally cratered, and I made a lot of money in Atlantic City, and I'm very proud of it.... By the way, this country right now owes $19 trillion. And they need somebody like me to straighten out that mess.

2. Donald Trump:

   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.

3. United States:

   I think we should be very concerned and I think we should be concerned about the Chinese law that makes this permissible, i think it should become a major element of State Department policy to try to straighten this out before we proceed and have real problems because Huawei has been very assertive.

4. President Trump:

   All I can say is, our Justice Department and our FBI, at the top of each because inside they have incredible people, but our Justice Department and our FBI have to start doing their job and doing it right and doing it now because people are angry, what’s happening is a disgrace. And at some point, I wanted to stay out, but at some point if it doesn’t straighten out properly, I want them to do their job, I will get involved and I’ll get in there if I have to.

5. Mario Hamlin:

   There were times when I could have steered right or steered left, but my parents were always there to straighten me out and get me back on track.