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STRAIGHT LINE Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the phrase straight line. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase straight line. (close relations)
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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)

even
adverbadv
adjective

• divisible by two

• being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)

noun

• the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

adverb

• used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected

• in spite of; notwithstanding

• to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons

• to the full extent

adjective satellite

• equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced

• symmetrically arranged

• occurring at fixed intervals

• of the score in a contest

verb

• make level or straight

• become even or more even

• make even or more even

horizontal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line

noun

• something that is oriented horizontally

level
nounn
noun

• a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

• a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

• height above ground

• indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid

• a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line

• an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

• a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

adjective satellite

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

• not showing abrupt variations

• being on a precise horizontal plane

• oriented at right angles to the plumb

• of the score in a contest

verb

• aim at

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

• make level or straight

• direct into a position for use

• talk frankly with; lay it on the line

• become level or even

linear
adjectiveadj
adjective

• designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree

• of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension

• of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input

adjective satellite

• (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

• measured lengthwise

unbent
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• not bent

• erect in posture

undeviating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside

• used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady

unswerving
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside

• firm and dependable especially in loyalty

upright
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• upright in position or posture

noun

• a vertical structural member as a post or stake

• a piano with a vertical sounding board

adjective satellite

• in a vertical position; not sloping

• of moral excellence

vertical
adjectiveadj
adjective

• at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

• relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution

• upright in position or posture

noun

• something that is oriented vertically

• a vertical structural member as a post or stake

adjective satellite

• of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)

Best Hypernyms For STRAIGHT LINE

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