straight arrow

NOUN

honest person

Synonyms

WEAK

good person salt of the earth square shooter straight shooter upright person

straight-arrow

ADJECTIVE

straightforward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candid forthright genuine sincere truthful unequivocal

WEAK

aboveboard barefaced direct frank guileless honorable just laid on the line level like it is mellow open outspoken plain plain-dealing pretenseless square-shooting straight talking turkey unconcealed undisguised undissembled undissembling unvarnished up front upright upstanding veracious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

devious dishonest insincere lying tricky untruthful

WEAK

complicated deceitful difficult hard indirect involved

ADJECTIVE

veracious

Synonyms

WEAK

accurate credible dependable direct ethical factual faithful frank genuine high-principled honest just kosher legit like it is on the level on the line on the up and up open reliable right righteous straightforward strict true-blue trustworthy truthful undeceptive up front valid veridical

Antonyms

WEAK

false untrue

Example Sentences

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Was it the straight arrow at the start of the series or this late-stage Kim, who’s sort of off the rails?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022

“He was a straight arrow in every way,” Ms. Jorgensen said.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

Even as a child, he was a straight arrow with a sense of duty, honor and country, and he carried that Boy Scout quality into adulthood.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2021

The critique of his demeanor implied that the lifelong public servant had lost a step or two, that he’s a shadow of the hardworking straight arrow everyone remembers.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2019

At Truman, Wayne is known as a straight arrow, Mr. Responsibility.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

straight arrow

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