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straight

[streyt] / streɪt /
ADJECTIVE
without a bend, angle, wave, or curve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consecutive nonstop short smooth solid straightforward successive true
STRONG
beeline direct even horizontal invariable level perpendicular plumb right running square upright vertical
WEAK
collinear continuous erect in a line in a row in line inflexible like an arrow lineal linear near precipitous rectilineal rectilinear sheer through unbent unbroken uncurled undeviating undistorted uninterrupted unrelieved unswerving
Antonyms
STRONGEST
broken incontinuous intermittent
STRONG
level uneven varying
WEAK
curved twisted
ADJECTIVE
honest, fair
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decent good straightforward
STRONG
frank moral plain summary upright
WEAK
aboveboard accurate authentic bald blunt candid categorical equitable fair and square forthright honorable just law-abiding outright point-blank reliable respectable trustworthy unqualified
Antonyms
STRONG
dishonest
WEAK
corrupt unfair unjust
ADJECTIVE
orderly
Synonyms
STRONG
right tidy
WEAK
arranged correct exact in order neat organized put to rights shipshape sorted
Antonyms
WEAK
disordered disorderly disorganized
ADJECTIVE
unmixed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
strong
STRONG
plain
WEAK
concentrated neat out-and-out pure thoroughgoing unadulterated undiluted unmodified unqualified
Antonyms
WEAK
diluted mixed
ADJECTIVE
conventional, square
Synonyms
STRONG
bourgeois conservative
WEAK
buttoned-down orthodox traditional
Antonyms
WEAK
different unconventional untraditional
ADVERB
immediately, directly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
away dead right away
STRONG
direct due now right straightaway
WEAK
as the crow flies at once exactly first off forthwith in direct line instanter instantly lineally point-blank straightforwardly straightly undeviatingly
Antonyms
STRONG
indirectly
WEAK
later
ADVERB
honestly
Synonyms
WEAK
candidly frankly in plain English no holds barred no punches point-blank
Antonyms
WEAK
dishonestly

Example Sentences

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"It is one of the great knocks as it wasn't easy. The ball was spinning and some were going straight under the lights. It was a challenge."

From Barron's

“We’re going straight to Mars,” Musk posted on X at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal

I lifted several doors off their hinges in our house last month to refinish the hardware and hang them straighter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last week I said it would be foolish to draw a straight line from the opening weekend to a Grand Slam decider in Paris.

From BBC

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and racers aim to take the shortest and most direct route to the finish line.

From Los Angeles Times

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.