straight

/streɪt/

adjectiveadverbstraight

Think: “STRAIGHT has EIGHT inside it” — str + EIGHT = straight.

Yes, it's straight. Remember the tricky vowel team: **ai** makes the long A sound in **str-ai-ght**.

Definitions

  1. adjectivenot curved; in a direct line
  2. adjectivehonest and truthful; not misleading
  3. adverbdirectly; without turning or stopping

Examples

  • “Draw a straight line across the top of the page.”
  • “She gave me a straight answer about what happened.”
  • “Go straight to the office after lunch.”

Synonyms

directlinearhonestuprightunbent

Antonyms

crookedcurveddishonest

Translations

ES rectoPT retoFR droit

Common misspellings

straitstratestreightstraigthstraightestreatstraigtstraitght

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