STRAIGHT MAN Synonyms

• following accepted customs and proprieties

• (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy

• unimaginative and conformist

• conforming with accepted standards

• represented in simplified or symbolic form

• in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past

• rigidly formal or bound by convention

• exercising or showing good judgment

• being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme

• a person who takes a position in the political center

• not extreme

• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

• preside over

• make less fast or intense

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• make less severe or harsh

• make less strong or intense; soften

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• concerned with actual use or practice

• guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

• being actually such in almost every respect

• having or put to a practical purpose or use

• consistent with or based on or using reason

• capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers

• an integer or a fraction

• of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

• having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)

• worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable

• being the agent or cause

• having an acceptable credit rating

• characterized by solemn, sincere manner

• consisting of or derived from tradition

• pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines

• not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure

• a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian

• someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role