STRAIGHTER Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word straighter. (close relations)
straightness
Best Alternative Words for STRAIGHTER
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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) | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
