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STRAIGHT Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word straight. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word straight. (close relations)
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square
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle

• characterized by honesty and fairness

noun

• (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

• the product of two equal terms

• an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

• something approximating the shape of a square

• someone who doesn't understand what is going on

• a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

• any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles

• a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles

adverb

• in a straight direct way

• in a square shape

• firmly and solidly

adjective satellite

• providing abundant nourishment

• leaving no balance

• without evasion or compromise

• rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

verb

• make square

• raise to the second power

• cause to match, as of ideas or acts

• position so as to be square

• be compatible with

• pay someone and settle a debt

• turn the paddle; in canoeing

• turn the oar, while rowing

directly
adverbadv
adverb

• without deviation

• without anyone or anything intervening

• without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

• in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly

straightedge
nounn
noun

• hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)

hetero
adjectiveadj
noun

• A heterosexual person.

adjective

• Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.

consecutive
adjectiveadj
adverb

• in a sequential manner

adjective satellite

• one after the other

• in regular succession without gaps

• successive (without a break)

direct
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short

• straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action

• in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

• moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

• similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

• (of a current) flowing in one direction only

adverb

• without deviation

adjective satellite

• having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

• being an immediate result or consequence

• in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

• lacking compromising or mitigating elements

verb

• command with authority

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• guide the actors in (plays and films)

• govern or manage

• take somebody somewhere

• cause to go somewhere

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• lead, as in the performance of a composition

• give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction

• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• put an address on (an envelope)

• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

flat
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• lacking contrast or shading between tones

• (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone

noun

• a level tract of land

• a shallow box in which seedlings are started

• a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named

• freight car without permanent sides or roof

• a deflated pneumatic tire

• scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting

• a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

adverb

• with flat sails

• in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly

adjective satellite

• having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

• having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness

• not modified or restricted by reservations

• stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

• flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

• lacking taste or flavor or tang

• lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting

• having lost effervescence

• sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

• horizontally level

• lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth

• not reflecting light; not glossy

• commercially inactive

full-strength
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of an alcoholic drink) without water

heterosexual
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex

noun

• a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

neat
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• clean or organized

• showing care in execution

• free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

• superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject

• excellent

• (of an alcoholic drink) without water

straightaway
adverbadv
noun

• a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

adverb

• without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

adjective satellite

• performed with little or no delay

straightforward
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• free from ambiguity

• without evasion or compromise

• without concealment or deception; honest

• pointed directly ahead

true
adjectiveadj
adjective

• consistent with fact or reality; not false

• expressing or given to expressing the truth

noun

• proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment

adverb

• as acknowledged

adjective satellite

• accurately placed or thrown

• devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth

• conforming to definitive criteria

• worthy of being depended on

• not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

• rightly so called

• determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles

• having a legally established claim

• in tune; accurate in pitch

• accurately fitted; level

verb

• make level, square, balanced, or concentric

unbent
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• not bent

• erect in posture

unbowed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• erect in posture

• not forced to bow down to a conqueror

uncoiled
verbv
adjective

• no longer coiled

heterosexual person
nounn
noun

• a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

straight person
nounn
noun

• a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

Best Hypernyms For STRAIGHT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for straight, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Phrases (1)
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