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Straight

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Adjective

without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct
a straight path.
exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane
a straight table.
(of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point.
evenly or uprightly formed or set
straight shoulders.
without circumlocution; frank; candid
straight speaking.
honest, honorable, or upright, as conduct, dealings, methods, or persons.
Informal . reliable, as a report or information.
right or correct, as reasoning, thinking, or a thinker.
in the proper order or condition
Things are straight now.
continuous or unbroken
in straight succession.
thoroughgoing or unreserved
a straight Republican.
supporting or cast for all candidates of one political party
to vote a straight ticket.
unmodified or unaltered
a straight comedy.
without change in the original melody or tempo
She does straight songs, with just the piano backing her.
Informal .
heterosexual.
traditional; conventional.
free from using narcotics.
not engaged in crime; law-abiding; reformed.
undiluted, as whiskey.
Theater . (of acting) straightforward; not striving for effect.
Journalism . written or to be written in a direct and objective manner, with no attempt at individual styling, comment, etc.
She gave me a straight story. Treat it as straight news.
Cards . containing cards in consecutive denominations, as a two, three, four, five, and six, in various suits.

Adverb

in a straight line
to walk straight.
in an even form or position
pictures hung straight.
in an erect posture
to stand up straight.
directly
to go straight to a place.
without circumlocution; frankly; candidly (often fol. by out ).
honestly, honorably, or virtuously
to live straight.
without intricate involvement; not in a roundabout way; to the point.
in a steady course (often fol. by on )
to keep straight on after the second traffic light.
into the proper form or condition; in order
to put a room straight.
in possession of the truth or of true ideas
I want to set you straight before you make mistakes.
sold without discount regardless of the quantity bought
Candy bars are twenty cents straight.
Journalism . directly and objectively
Write the circus story straight.
without personal embellishments, additions, etc.
Tell the story straight. Sing the song straight.
(of liquor) served or drunk without ice, a mixer, or water; neat
He drank his whiskey straight.

Noun

the condition of being straight.
a straight form or position.
a straight line.
a straight part, as of a racecourse.
Informal .
a heterosexual.
a person who follows traditional or conventional mores.
a person who is free from narcotics.
Chiefly Games . a succession of strokes, plays, etc., which gives a perfect score. ?

Idioms

go straight
Informal . to live a law-abiding life; no longer engage in crime.
play it straight, Informal . to do something without jokes, tricks, subterfuge, distortions
or the like
a comedian who plays it straight when he crusades against drug abuse.
straight off
without delay; immediately
I told him straight off what I thought about the matter. Also, straight away.
straight up
(of a cocktail) served without ice
a gin martini straight up.

Antonyms

adjective
curved , indirect , twisted , corrupt , dishonest , unfair , unjust , disordered , disorderly , disorganized , diluted , mixed , different , unconventional , untraditional , circuitous. crooked , crooked , devious , oblique
adverb
later , dishonestly , indirectly

Synonyms

adjective
beeline * , collinear , consecutive , continuous , direct , erect , even , horizontal , in a line , in a row , inflexible , in line , invariable , level , like an arrow , lineal , linear , near , nonstop , perpendicular , plumb , precipitous , rectilineal , rectilinear , right , running , sheer , short , smooth , solid , square , straightforward , successive , through , true , unbent , unbroken , uncurled , undeviating , undistorted , uninterrupted , unrelieved , unswerving , upright , vertical , aboveboard , accurate , authentic , bald , blunt , candid , categorical , decent , equitable , fair and square , forthright , frank , good , honorable , just , law-abiding , moral , outright , plain , point-blank * , reliable , respectable , summary , trustworthy , unqualified , arranged , correct , exact , in order , neat , organized , put to rights , shipshape * , sorted , tidy , concentrated , out-and-out * , pure , strong , thoroughgoing , unadulterated , undiluted , unmodified , bourgeois , buttoned-down * , conservative , orthodox , traditional , flat , flush , planar , plane , downright , honest , ingenuous , man-to-man , open , plainspoken , straight-out , unreserved , button-down , conformist , establishmentarian , full-strength , unblended , unmixed , (slang) unmixed , arrowlike , clear , sagittal
adverb
as the crow flies * , at once , away , dead * , direct , due , exactly , first off , forthwith , in direct line , instanter , instantly , lineally , now , point-blank * , right , right away , straightaway , straightforwardly , straightly , undeviatingly , candidly , frankly , in plain english , no holds barred , no punches , dead , bang , fair , flush , just , precisely , smack , square , squarely , aboveboard , accurate , aligned , beeline , blunt , candid , consecutive , continuous , continuously , conventional , correct , directly , erect , even , factual , frank , honest , honestly , honorably , immediately , level , linear , methodical , neat , nonstop , orderly , plain , reliable , rigid , sagittal , sequence , sound , successive , tidy , traditional , truthful , unbent , unbroken , undeviating , undiluted , uninterrupted , unmixed , unqualified , upright

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