STRAIGHTENED (OUT) Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

straightened (out)

verb

past tense of straighten (out)

as in smoothed

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The hair at the crown is smoothed back but not slick—in fact, there’s a decent amount of volume up top—with virtually no visible part.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 2 July 2026
The standout attachment for me is the large round barrel brush, which smoothed my hair with ease and didn’t tug or snag it along the way.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 July 2026

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In the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdowns that fractured communities and frayed the social fabric of society, there are more lonely people than ever.

— Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
The mix-up may have contributed to souring the communication between the legal teams of the companies, whose relationship appears to be increasingly frayed.

— NBC news, NBC news, 15 July 2026

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