STRAIGHTENED (UP OR OUT) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

straightened (up or out)

verb

past tense of straighten (up or out)

as in shaped up

to change one's behavior or character for the better I hope that rehab will help her straighten up for good

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as in trimmed

to make neat a directive for everyone to straighten up their cubicle in preparation for a visit from some corporate VIPs

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Frost, who led Nebraska to two national titles as a quarterback, likes the way his quarterback room has shaped up over the past eight months.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Stacey Barchenger Warren Petersen and Rodney Glassman crisscrossed the state for more than a year courting Republican voters in what shaped up to be a bruising primary election race.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of shaped up

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Washington’s offense had started to find a rhythm and had just trimmed the Eagles’ lead to 17-16.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Chicago lost its fourth straight game and had its AL Central lead trimmed to one half game over Cleveland, which beat Minnesota 5-2.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of trimmed

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Davenport owns Heirlooms Antique Mall along Havana Street and says crime around his stores has improved over the years, but theft has not disappeared.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
To try and stretch their funds, Thompson assessed their budget to see what could be removed or improved.

— Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of improved

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But up- and downriver outside the park, much of the land is owned by private landowners, many of whom have organized against the government’s efforts.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
The show is overseen by MAM artistic director Shai Baitel, who has also organized exhibitions of Marina Abramović, Bob Dylan, Zaha Hadid, and David Hockney.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of organized

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The bill was amended in May to require that 85% of the funding go to jobs with union-level wages and benefits.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
The congress has repeatedly amended the constitution to concentrate power in Ortega’s hands and eliminate any shred of democratic independence and dissent.

— Sergio R. Bustos, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of amended

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In 1939, she was banned from performing in Washington’s Constitution Hall because of her race, and her manager, with help from Eleanor Roosevelt, arranged a performance in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Lehrer arranged a meeting to sell him the files—then never showed up.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of arranged

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For a brief period, however, many Americans behaved as though being part of a society meant participating in it.

— Steven Fulop, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Our model not only reproduced how bacteria behaved under different nutrient environments, but also revealed where their memory likely resides.

— Shiladitya Banerjee, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

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