What are some alternative words for straight?
Synonyms for straight
streɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straight(noun)
a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
Synonyms:
heterosexual, straight person, heterosexual person, 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, frizzlystraight(noun)
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, straight(adj)
a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
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straightaway, heterosexual, heterosexual person, 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, consecutive(adj)
successive (without a break)
"sick for five straight days"
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uncoiled, square(a), 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, falcatestraight(adj)
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, inaccuratestraight(adj)
(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, unbowed(adj)
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, neatAntonyms:
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, permedstraight(adj)
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, square(adj)
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, neatAntonyms:
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, straight(adj)
no longer coiled
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uncoiled, square(a), full-strength, square, unbent, consecutive, 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, untidystraight(adj)
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-zagstraight(adj)
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, tortuousstraight(adj)
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, straight(adj)
accurately fitted; level
"the window frame isn't quite true"
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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), 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, straight(adj)
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-strength(adj)
without water
"took his whiskey neat"
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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, 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-whiffstraight(adj)
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, straight(adverb)
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
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square(p), substantial, true, uncoiled, hearty, full-strength, square, unbent, consecutive, 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, direct(adverb)
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, 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, straight(adverb)
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, 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, gnarledstraight(adverb)
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
Wiktionary
straight(adjective)
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curvedstraight(adjective)
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curvedstraight(adjective)
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curvedstraight(adjective)
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curvedstraight(adjective)
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curvedstraight(noun)
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curvedstraight(noun)
Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
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curvedstraight(noun)
Stretched out; fully extended.
On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.
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curvedstraight(noun)
Of a path, trajectory etc.: direct, undeviating.
He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.
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curvedstraight(adjective)
Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
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curvedstraight(adjective)
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curvedstraight(adjective)
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curvedstraight(adjective)
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curvedstraight(adjective)
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curvedstraight(adjective)
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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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
straight(a.)
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rectilinear, direct, short, near, right, undeviating, not crooked, not curvedstraight(a.)
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vertical, upright, erect, perpendicularstraight(a.)
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just, fair, honorable, straightforwardstraight(ad.)
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immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, at once, without delay
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
straight(a)
Synonyms:
perpendicular, vertical, plumb, erect, upright, direct, rectilinear, undeviating, unswerving, square, honest, equitable, honorable, (Slang) unmixed, clear, undilutedAntonyms:
indirect, oblique, crooked, devious, circuitous, crooked
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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?
I think everyone agrees that Robert Mueller is a straight shooter and beyond reproach. Robert Mueller's not shooting anybody's bullets for any particular reason or political agenda, i would like to think William Barr is doing the same. And if those two are in conflict, I will make my own decision from there.
I think it's all personal choice. Hey, if you go straight to the source and are someone like Bob Dylan or John Lennon who made very specific choices about what they chose to do -- that had direct political meaning, that's something that that we haven't touched on. We're a band that mostly, if not entirely, relates to human relations and emotive content that means a damn, and we're very comfortable.
In the end I didn't want to push too hard to show my full potential because tomorrow is the day I need to be fast. I lifted quite a lot in the fastest lap in the straight.
I'm just going to be straight up honest with everything, i struggle with jealousy, and I struggle with comparing myself to other people...I'm just like any other girl. I look in the mirror and I pick out a flaw.
I knew right away that something was wrong, and I went straight into emergency protocol. I breathed in the pain for a couple of beats, rolled over, flipped on the lights and called 911.
Translations for straight
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- 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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