not straight

ADJECTIVE

crooked

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curved curving devious errant gnarled meandering serpentine sinuous twisted twisting winding

STRONG

bowed contorted deformed deviating disfigured distorted hooked rambling skewed slanted spiral tilted warped zigzag

WEAK

agee anfractuous angular asymmetric awry catawampus circuitous cockeyed incurving indirect irregular kinky knurly lopsided misshapen oblique out of shape roundabout screwy snaky topsy-turvy tortile tortuous uneven

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straight unbent untwisted

WEAK

good honest law-abiding lawful moral

Example Sentences

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Charles Forelle, managing editor for CBS News, said the company plans to remain in the audio journalism business through podcasting and not straight newscasts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

That means while these stocks may be great ideas for sidestepping the recent energy market turmoil, they are not straight defensive plays to protect your portfolio against general volatilty.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Perhaps not straight away but she says things will improve.

From BBC • May 23, 2025

There is a subset of her fans who believe Swift is not straight and who call themselves "Gaylors."

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024

It was lucky that in my confusion I had run down the road and not straight up to the cave.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

not straight

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