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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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The frost problem having been dealt with, the arrow was pointing straight up.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Or, in the case of Coach and e.l.f., straight up gangbuster growth — Coach sales jumped 25% year over year, while e.l.f’s total revenue rose 38%.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

She doesn’t typically read clients’ astrological charts — her sessions are often straight up strength training.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

"I said, 'look, I play straight up or else I'm not going to play'. And Bobby loved it."

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

She plucked the seedling neatly into the mud, and it stood straight up like it had been growing there all along!

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata