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not straight

ADJECTIVE

crooked

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curved curving devious errant gnarled meandering serpentine sinuous twisted twisting winding

STRONG

bowed contorted deformed deviating disfigured distorted hooked rambling skewed slanted spiral tilted warped zigzag

WEAK

agee anfractuous angular asymmetric awry catawampus circuitous cockeyed incurving indirect irregular kinky knurly lopsided misshapen oblique out of shape roundabout screwy snaky topsy-turvy tortile tortuous uneven

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straight unbent untwisted

WEAK

good honest law-abiding lawful moral

Example Sentences

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That means while these stocks may be great ideas for sidestepping the recent energy market turmoil, they are not straight defensive plays to protect your portfolio against general volatilty.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Their second line-out is their second turned over, this time the throw from Neve Jones is not straight.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

There is a subset of her fans who believe Swift is not straight and who call themselves "Gaylors."

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024

After all, that rotating beacon up above is designed to scatter light far and wide, not straight down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

She threw the axe, overhand, as hard and straight as she could: not hard, not straight, but with an awesome fury.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

not straight

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