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straighten (up)

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Synonyms & Antonyms of straighten (up)

as in make up, tidy (up)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for straighten (up)

groom,
make up,
spruce (up),
tidy (up)

arrange,
array,
classify,
codify,
dispose,
draw up,
lay out,
marshal
(also marshall),
order,
organize,
range,
systematize

unscramble

align
(also aline),
cue,
line,
line up,
queue

alphabetize,
file,
hierarchize,
prioritize,
sequence

emplace,
place,
set

display,
map (out),
set out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for straighten (up)

derange,
disarrange,
disarray,
disorder,
mess (up),
muss (up),
rumple,
upset

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