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Definitions

straight-up

ADJECTIVE
plumb
Synonyms
STRONGEST
perpendicular vertical
STRONG
straight upright
WEAK
up and down
Antonyms
STRONG
horizontal prone
WEAK
flat level
ADJECTIVE
steep
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abrupt arduous hilly lofty precipitous
STRONG
elevated high lifted perpendicular raised sharp sheer
WEAK
declivitous prerupt
Antonyms
STRONGEST
gradual
STRONG
flat low
WEAK
gentle mild moderate
ADJECTIVE
vertical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
perpendicular steep
STRONG
bolt upright erect plumb
WEAK
cocked on end sheer up-and-down upward
Antonyms
STRONG
horizontal level
WEAK
prone
ADVERB
over
Synonyms
STRONGEST
off upstairs
STRONG
covering overhead
WEAK
aloft beyond farther up higher than in heaven in the sky on high on top of overtop straight up
Antonyms
WEAK
under

Example Sentences

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"There's no profit. It's straight-up losses," said Kwanchai, who has been forced to send his employees home while waiting for prices to fall.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

But here’s the catch: plenty of shady providers will log your data, inject malware or straight-up compromise your privacy.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Denver, New England and Jacksonville could all end up as top seeds in the AFC, while the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks in a straight-up fight to claim top spot in the NFC.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

But as prediction markets become more popular, the companies running them are leaning into something that many observers say looks less utilitarian and more like straight-up gambling.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

But she couldn’t understand why God would hold that against her or against Monica Mathers, who’d never started a war or killed anybody, and whose deadeye three-pointers were straight-up amazing.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray