straight
adjective
[ streɪt ]
• extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.
• "a long, straight road"
• properly positioned so as to be level, upright, or symmetrical.
• "he made sure his tie was straight"
Similar:
level,
even,
true,
in line,
aligned,
square,
plumb,
properly positioned,
symmetrical,
vertical,
upright,
perpendicular,
horizontal,
• not evasive; honest.
• "a straight answer"
Similar:
honest,
direct,
frank,
candid,
truthful,
sincere,
forthright,
straightforward,
plain-spoken,
plain-speaking,
plain,
blunt,
downright,
outspoken,
straight from the shoulder,
no-nonsense,
unequivocal,
unambiguous,
unqualified,
unvarnished,
upfront,
round,
free-spoken,
• in continuous succession.
• "he scored his fourth straight win"
Similar:
successive,
in succession,
consecutive,
in a row,
one after the other,
running,
uninterrupted,
solid,
unbroken,
on the trot,
• (of an alcoholic drink) undiluted; neat.
• "straight brandy"
• (especially of drama) serious as opposed to comic or musical.
• "a straight play"
• (of a person) conventional or respectable.
• "she looked pretty straight in her school clothes"
Similar:
respectable,
upright,
upstanding,
honourable,
honest,
on the level,
decent,
right-minded,
law-abiding,
conventional,
conservative,
traditional,
conformist,
old-fashioned,
strait-laced,
unadventurous,
stuffy,
square,
fuddy-duddy,
straight
adverb
• in a straight line; directly.
• "he was gazing straight at her"
Similar:
right,
directly,
squarely,
full,
plumb,
smack,
bang,
slap bang,
spang,
smack dab,
• in or into a level, even, or upright position.
• "he pulled his clothes straight"
• correctly; clearly.
• "I'm so tired I can hardly think straight"
Similar:
logically,
rationally,
clearly,
lucidly,
coherently,
cogently,
unemotionally,
dispassionately,
properly,
correctly,
• without a break; continuously.
• "he remembered working sixteen hours straight"
straight
noun
• a part of something that is not curved or bent, especially a straight section of a racecourse.
• "he pulled away in the straight to win by half a second"
• (in poker) a continuous sequence of five cards.
• a conventional person.
• (in township slang) a 750 ml bottle of alcoholic drink.
Origin:
Middle English (as an adjective and adverb): archaic past participle of stretch.
straight up
• truthfully; honestly.
• "come on, Bert, I won't hurt you—straight up"
• unmixed; unadulterated.
• "a dry martini served straight up"
