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Synonyms for straight
streɪtstraight

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  1. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

  2. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

  3. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

  4. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

  5. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

  6. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

  7. straightadverb

    A part of a racecourse, running track or other road etc that is not curved.

    Antonyms:
    curved

  8. straightnoun

    A heterosexual.

    On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.

    Antonyms:
    curved

  9. straightadjective

    Of a path, trajectory etc.: direct, undeviating.

    He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.

    Antonyms:
    curved

  10. straightadjective

    A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter.

    Antonyms:
    curved

  11. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

  12. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

  13. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

  14. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

  15. straightadjective

    Antonyms:
    curved

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  1. straight

    Synonyms:
    direct, rectilinear, undeviating, unswerving, right, nearest

    Antonyms:
    indirect, winding, incurved, tortuous, sinuous, serpentine, circuitous, waving, crooked

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  1. heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straightnoun

    a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

    Synonyms:
    heterosexual, straight person, heterosexual person, straightaway

    Antonyms:
    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, frizzly

  2. straightnoun

    a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)

    Synonyms:
    straightaway, heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person

    Antonyms:
    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, curled

  3. straightaway, straightadjective

    a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

    Synonyms:
    straightaway, heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person

    Antonyms:
    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, homosexual

  4. straight, consecutiveadjective

    successive (without a break)

    "sick for five straight days"

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, sequent, back-to-back, straightforward, unbowed, true, serial, successive, neat, sequential

    Antonyms:
    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, falcate

  5. straightadjective

    having no deviations

    "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neat

    Antonyms:
    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, inaccurate

  6. straightadjective

    (of hair) having no waves or curls

    "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neat

    Antonyms:
    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, writhed

  7. straight, unbent, unbowedadjective

    erect in posture

    "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neat

    Antonyms:
    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, permed

  8. straightadjective

    in keeping with the facts

    "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neat

    Antonyms:
    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, knotted

  9. straight, squareadjective

    characterized by honesty and fairness

    "straight dealing"; "a square deal"

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, substantial, square(a), square(p), hearty, full-strength, unbent, consecutive, satisfying, square, straightforward, solid, unbowed, true, neat

    Antonyms:
    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, askew

  10. uncoiled, straightadjective

    no longer coiled

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, square, unbent, consecutive, straightforward, unbowed, true, neat

    Antonyms:
    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, untidy

  11. straightadjective

    free from curves or angles

    "a straight line"

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neat

    Antonyms:
    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-zag

  12. straightadjective

    neatly arranged; not disorderly

    "the room is straight now"

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neat

    Antonyms:
    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, tortuous

  13. straightadjective

    not homosexual

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neat

    Antonyms:
    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, kinky

  14. true, straightadjective

    accurately fitted; level

    "the window frame isn't quite true"

    Synonyms:
    unbent, 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), lawful

    Antonyms:
    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, arched

  15. square(a), straightforward, straightadjective

    without evasion or compromise

    "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

    Antonyms:
    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, serpentine

  16. neat, straight, full-strengthadjective

    without water

    "took his whiskey neat"

    Synonyms:
    unbent, slap-up, full-strength, 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, straightforward

    Antonyms:
    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-whiff

  17. straightadjective

    following a correct or logical method

    "straight reasoning"

    Synonyms:
    uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, unbent, consecutive, square, straightforward, unbowed, true, neat

    Antonyms:
    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, curving

  18. square, straightadverb

    rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

    Synonyms:
    square(p), substantial, true, uncoiled, hearty, full-strength, square, unbent, consecutive, straightforward, solid, unbowed, square(a), satisfying, neat

    Antonyms:
    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), arciform

  19. directly, straight, directadverb

    without deviation

    "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

    Synonyms:
    directly, at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwith

    Antonyms:
    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, dilute

  20. directly, 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"

    Synonyms:
    directly, at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwith

    Antonyms:
    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, gnarled

  21. straightadverb

    in a straight line; in a direct course

    "the road runs straight"

    Synonyms:
    flat, directly, direct

    Antonyms:
    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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  1. straightadjective

    Synonyms:
    rectilinear, direct, short, near, right, undeviating, not crooked, not curved

  2. straightadjective

    Synonyms:
    vertical, upright, erect, perpendicular

  3. straightadjective

    Synonyms:
    just, fair, honorable, straightforward

  4. straightadjective

    Synonyms:
    immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, at once, without delay

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  1. straightadjective

    Synonyms:
    perpendicular, vertical, plumb, erect, upright, direct, rectilinear, undeviating, unswerving, square, honest, equitable, honorable, (Slang) unmixed, clear, undiluted

    Antonyms:
    indirect, oblique, crooked, devious, circuitous, crooked

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  1. List of paraphrases for "straight":

    directly, consecutive, hetero, respectively, direct, right, recto, successively, immediately, upright, heterosexual, law, successive

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#11543satisfying
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#11925straightforward
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#14586successive
#15269cracking
#15598lawful
#16522swell
#17616nifty
#18426dependable
#18998groovy
#19228smashing
#20349orderly
#20516bully
#23810heterosexual
#23927hearty
#24896dandy
#28112truthful
#30301tasteful
#30653forthwith
#34218hetero
#41235successively
#52162peachy
#58509sequent
#70172recto
#86275straightaway
#89839rectilinear
#133073unswerving
#180643unbowed
#218204unfeigned
#252858corking
#302471unbent
#326723uncoiled

How to use straight in a sentence?

  1. John Dryden:

    You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked through the water.

  2. Englishwoman Hull:

    How straight she hits it, i did n’t hit it very straight towards the end of last year but now I ’m hitting it straight again, which is good.

  3. Zin Eddine Dadach:

    As there is only One Truth there is also only One Straight path between two points. The Truth is therefore the Straight Path.

  4. African Proverb:

    If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry.

  5. Dante Alighieri:

    In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.

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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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