Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Straightness

Nouns
  • straightness, rectilinearity, directness
  • inflexibility etc. (stiffness) Hardness
  • straight line, right line, direct line
  • short cut.
Verbs
  • be straight etc. adj.
  • have no turning
  • not incline to either side, not bend to either side, not turn to either side, not deviate to either side
  • go straight
  • steer for etc. (directions) Direction. render straight, straighten, rectify
  • set straight, put straight
  • unbend, unfold, uncurl etc. [Complex curvature.] Convolution, unravel etc. Crossing, unwrap.
Adjectives
  • straight
  • rectilinear, rectilineal
  • direct, even, right, true, in a line
  • unbent, virgate etc. v.
  • undeviating, unturned, undistorted, unswerving
  • straight as an arrow etc. (direct) Direction
  • inflexible etc. Hardness. laser-straight
  • ramrod-straight.