Definitions

straight ahead

[streyt-uh-hed] / ˈstreɪt əˌhɛd /

ADJECTIVE

direct

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continuous

STRONG

even right straight true

WEAK

beeline horizontal in bee line in straight line linear nonstop not crooked point-blank shortest straightaway through unbroken unswerving

Antonyms

WEAK

changing deviating intermittent interrupted varying

Example Sentences

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“As a driver, you really need to focus on what’s going on straight ahead of you,” she explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Men stood looking straight ahead with stunned, damp eyes.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Judge Andrew Menary KC said the former Royal Marine, who stared straight ahead with no expression as he was sentenced, had generated "fear and panic" and his "disregard for human life defied ordinary understanding".

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

River toward downtown — where widespread protests and immigration raids erupted earlier this month — riders wearing various retail and food service uniforms sat silently staring straight ahead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

Marcial straightened up and dropped his cigarette, and, looking straight ahead, their heads back, their free arms swinging, the three matadors walked out.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

straight ahead

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