straight

/stɹˈeɪt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

1. successive (without a break)
   “sick for five straight days”
2. having no deviations
   “straight lines”
3. (of hair) having no waves or curls
   “her naturally straight hair hung long and silky”
4. erect in posture
   “sit straight”
5. in keeping with the facts
   “set the record straight”
6. characterized by honesty and fairness
   “straight dealing”
7. no longer coiled
8. free from curves or angles
   “a straight line”
9. neatly arranged; not disorderly
   “the room is straight now”
10. not homosexual
11. accurately fitted; level
    “the window frame isn't quite true”
12. without evasion or compromise
    “a square contradiction”

adverb

1. without deviation
   “the path leads directly to the lake”
2. in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
   “he didn't answer directly”
3. in a straight line; in a direct course
   “the road runs straight”

noun

1. a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
2. a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
3. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

Synonyms for straight

• consecutive
• continuous
• aligned
• unbent
• untwisted
• uncurled
• unpermed
• unbowed
• erect
• accurate
• square
• aboveboard
• guileless
• straightarrow
• uncoiled
• trabeated
• uncurved
• tidy
• heterosexual
• true
• even
• straightforward
• direct
• neat
• full-strength
• undiluted
• correct
• conventional
• directly
• flat
• heterosexual person
• straight person
• straightaway

Antonyms of straight

• crooked
• curly
• curved

Words that rhyme with straight

• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate
• vegetate