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straight
Synonyms and Antonyms of straight
- when we got to the airport, we went straight to the baggage claim area
- we gave it to him straight: his performance would have to improve—or he was out
straight
Synonyms and Antonyms of straight
- in the wide, open spaces of the West some rural roads are incredibly straight
- a store owner known and trusted for his straight dealings
correct, decorous, proper, seemly
high-minded, noble, principled
commendable, creditable, exemplary, legitimate
esteemed, law-abiding, menschy, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthy
blameless, clean, guiltless, immaculate, incorrupt (also incorrupted), incorruptible, innocent, inoffensive, irreproachable, unobjectionable
angelic (or angelical), lily-white, pure, scrupulous, spotless, uncorrupted, unerring
goody-goody, moralistic, pharisaical, rectitudinous, sanctimonious, self-righteous
bad, black, dishonest, dishonorable, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unethical, unrighteous, wicked, wrong
- would you like that whiskey straight or with soda?
- you should be straight with your boss and tell him that you're not happy with the current situation
artless, earnest, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), natural, real, sincere, unaffected, undesigning, unpretending, unpretentious
outgoing, uninhibited, unrestrained
abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, gruff, sharp
impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, tactless, thoughtless, uncivil, undiplomatic, ungracious, unmannerly, unsubtle
- a politician who can never give a straight answer to questions about his positions
aboveboard, candid, frank, free-spoken, honest, open, openhearted, outspoken, plainspoken, unguarded, unreserved
abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque (also brusk), curt, gruff, point-blank, sharp
- I'll drive the car, since I seem to be the only one of us who is straight at the moment
blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunk, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted [slang], ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wiped out [slang]
- I was awake for two straight days
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