Synonyms for straight
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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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How to say straight in sign language?

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How to use straight in a sentence?

1. Emilia Clarke:

   Damn straight, khal Drogo hasn’t been around for a while, so yes.

2. Tom Perez:

   At the highest levels of Fox News, they are not playing it straight, i do not have the confidence that we need to take such an important part of the nomination process, these debates and trust them to folks who at the top levels are consulting Donald Trump before they do anything. I couldnt do that.

3. Carol Burnett:

   When someone who is known for being comedic does something straight, it' s always 'a big breakthrough' or a 'radical departure.' Why is it no one ever says that if a straight actor does comedy Are they presuming comedy is easier

4. Maxine Waters:

   And I know that there are those who are talking about censuring me, talking about kicking me out of Congress, talking about shooting me, talking about hanging me, all I have to say is this: If you shoot me, you better shoot straight. There's nothing like a wounded animal.

5. Tee Morant:

   I know heckling. We were doing that the whole game. But that's different than heckling. That's straight-up disrespectful. That was too far out of line. You don't say nothing like that heckling. That's beyond heckling.