Opposite of Straight, Antonyms of Straight with meaning and Example Sentences in English
What are opposite words or antonyms?
Opposite words or Antonyms means those words that oppose the meaning of each other completely. For example Dark/Light, White/Black etc.
Normally the question that comes to mind when we are trying to learn these vocabulary words is that “Why should I memorize these Opposites when I know the basic words?”
Before answering to your question I would like to tell you that we have covered almost all the basic and daily use vocabulary words and you can Download PDF of these words at the End of lesson.
These words are very useful in our daily routine vocabulary. Here I will tell you what are the benefits of using antonym and opposites? If you know the opposites of all the vocabulary words in your collection then your collection can be increased and you have a variety of words to use in your conversation. In your writing and speaking if you use the variety of words instead using repeating the same words it will cast a good impression. And your writing and speaking will become professional.
Note: You must know that antonyms and synonyms are two different terms. Synonyms means the words that have same meanings but in case of antonym it is completely different as I discussed above.
What is the meaning of Straight?
The meaning of Straight is extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.
Opposite of Straight (Antonyms of Straight) List
- Devious
- Crooked
- Flexuous
- Divergent
- Excursionary
- Circular
- Helical
- Lengthy
- Swerved
- Curvy
- Snaky
- Bending
- Curving
- Turning
- Spiralling
- Screwlike
- Winding
- Tangent
- Tangential
- Corkscrew
- Serpentine
- Snaking
- Serpentiform
- Straying
- Roundabout
- Swerving
- Deviating
- Indirect
- Labyrinthine
- Sinuous
- Tortuous
- Twisted
- Curved
- Gyrating
- Spiraling
- Zigzagging
- Excursive
- Excursional
- Looping
- Coiling
- Anfractuous
- Twisty
- Complicated
- Meandrous
- Curled
- Meandering
- Curling
- Zigzag
- Changing
- Circuitous
- Different
- Collateral
- Involute
- Convoluted
- Varying
- Twisting
- Errant
- Spiral
- Windy
Examples of Straight in Sentences
- They looked him straight in the eye.
- If they want anything come straight to me.
- There was a straight path to go there.
- Follow this straight path.
- “I’m shocked,” they said with a straight face.
You can Download Pdf of the opposite/Antonyms of Straight.
Most Common antonyms in English
- Heavy – Light
- Last – First
- Late – Early
- Men – Women
- Morning – Evening
- Not Yet – Already
- Often – Seldom
- Plant – Harvest
- Plenty – Lack
- Reply – Question
- Rough – Gentle
- Some – Many
- Sometimes – Often
- Start – Stop
- Success – Failure
- Worst – Best
- Adult – Child
- Amateur – Professional
- Angel – Devil
- Approximately – Exactly
- Beauty – Ugliness
- Begin – End
- Bore – Amuse
- Borrow – Lend
- Die – Live
- Enter – Leave
- Excited – Calm
- Exciting – Boring
- Foreground – Background
- Future – Past
- Heat – Cold
- Heat – Cold
- Lazy – Active
- Lie – Stand
- Lie – Stand
- Man – Woman
- Many – Few
- Ordinary – Special
- Part – Whole
- Plenty – Lack
- Short – Long
- Silly – Intelligent
- Some – Many
- Start – Stop
- Stranger – Native
- Urban – Rural
- Violent – Gentle
- Adult – Child
- Alive – Dead
- Autumn – Spring
- Bitter – Sweet
- Blunt – Sharp
- Catch – Miss
- Continue – Interrupt
- Divide – Unite
- Drama – Comedy
- Elementary – Advanced
- Equal – Different
- For – Against
- Fresh – Old/Stale
- High – Low
- Hungry – Thirsty
- Land – Take Off
- Late – Early
- Life – Death
- Married – Divorced
- Monarchy – Republic
- Nephew – Niece
- Outskirts – Centre
- Pleasant – Awful
- Receive – Send
- Remember – Forget
- Republic – Dictatorship
- Silly – Intelligent
- Stand – Lie
- Useful – Useless
- Waste – Save
- Win – Lose
- Apart – Together
- Background – Foreground
- Bad – Good
- Cool – Warm
- Deep – Shallow
- Destroy – Build
- Devil – Angel
- Domestic – Foreign
- Even – Odd
- Female – Male
- Form – Destroy
- Hilly – Flat
- Hit – Miss
- Horizontal – Vertical
- Lie – Stand
- Light – Heavy
- Lose – Win
- Master – Servant
- On – Off
- Parents – Children
- Reply – Ask
- Rough – Gentle
- Shut – Open
- Sister – Brother
- Small – Big
- Son – Daughter
- Violent – Gentle
- War – Peace
- Warm – Cool
- Whisper – Scream
- White – Black
- Afraid – Brave
- Attack – Defense
- Bottom – Top
- Busy – Lazy
- Careful – Careless
- Children – Parent
- Cold – Hot
- Danger – Security
- Depart – Arrive
- Forget – Remember
- Grown-Up – Child
- Healthy – Ill
- Hopeful – Desperate
- Huge – Tiny
- Long – Short
- Love – Hate
- Lower – Raise
- Mend – Break
- Mountain – Valley
- Permit – Forbid
- Rear – Front
- Right – Left
- Rough – Gentle
- Rude – Polite
- Sink – Rise
- True – False
- Urban – Rural
- War – Peace
- Weak – Powerful
- Well- Ill
- Yes – – No
- Allow – Forbid
- Annoy – Satisfy
- Bad Luck – Fortune
- Bottom – Top
- Brave – Cowardly
- Ceiling – Floor
- Clever – Stupid
- Closed – Open
- Descent – Ascent
- Division – Unity
- Domestic – Foreign
- Dusk – Dawn
- Easy – Difficult
- Ending – Beginning
- Freeze – Melt
- Happy – Sad
- Lovely – Terrible
- Lower – Raise
- Mean – Generous
- Midnight – Noon
- Minor – Major
- On – Off
- Permit – Forbid
- Private – Public
- Probably – Certainly
- Remember – Forget
- Stranger – Native
- Stranger – Native
- Terrible – Lovely
- Terrible – Lovely
- Voluntary – Compulsory
- Adult – Child
- Ancestor – Descendant
- Ancestor – Descendant
- Cry – Whisper
- Daughter – Son
- Delicious – Awful
- Dry – Humid
- Early – Late
- Elementary – Advanced
- Exposure – Shelter
- Fail – Succeed
- Good Luck – Bad Luck
- Happy – Sad
- Happy – Sad
- Human – Animal
- Increase – Reduce
- Major – Minor
- Maximum – Minimum
- Minor – Major
- Polite – Rude
- Push – Pull
- Reply – Question
- Republic – Dictatorship
- Salt – Sugar
- Sink – Rise
- South – North
- Suspect – Trust
- Village – Town
- Violent – Gentle
- Wet – Dry
- Add – Subtract
- Apart – Together
- Children – Parents
- Consonant – Vowel
- Courage – Fear
- Damage – Repair
- Death – Birth
- Devil – Angel
- Empty – Full
- Export – Import
- Far – Near
- Good – Bad
- Guest – Host
- High – Deep
- Hopeful – Desperate
- Horizontal – Vertical
- Immigrate – Emigrate
- Laugh – Cry
- Mend – Break
- Minor – Major
- Order – Mess
- Out – In
- Probably – Certainly
- Reply – Ask
- Sharp – Blunt
- Sister – Brother
- Start – Finish
- Summer – Winter
- Ugliness – Beauty
- Wealth – Poverty
- Above – Below
- Alive – Dead
- Bad Luck – Fortune
- Be Interested In – Bore
- Beauty – Ugliness
- Build – Destroy
- Build – Destroy
- Closed – Open
- Daughter – Son
- Elementary – Advanced
- Everybody – Nobody
- Fail – Succeed
- Floor – Ceiling
- Good – Bad
- Hate – Enjoy
- Left – Right
- Live – Die
- Love – Hate
- Marriage – Divorce
- Mean – Generous
- Miss – Hit
- Nephew – Niece
- Powerful – Weak
- Pupil – Teacher
- Right – Wrong
- Rough – Gentle
- Sad – Happy
- Salt – Sugar
- Soul – Body
- Success – Failure
- Wide – Narrow
- Affirmative – Negative
- Agree – Refuse
- Alike – Different
- Arrival – Departure
- Backward – Forward
- Before – After
- Boy – Girl
- Cold – Heat
- Depart – Arrive
- Expensive – Cheap
- Export – Import
- Final – First
- First – Final
- Foreigner – Native
- Hit – Miss
- In Front Of – Back
- Life – Death
- Light – Dark
- Major – Minor
- Monarchy – Republic
- Never – Always
- New – Ancient
- Often – Seldom
- Repair – Damage
- Rough – Smooth
- Small – Big
- South – North
- True – False
- Ugliness – Beauty
- Upstairs – Downstairs
- Useless – Useful
- Active – Lazy
- Active – Lazy
- Arrival – Departure
- Beginning – End
- Buy – Sell
- Create – Destroy
- Defend – Attack
- Delicious – Awful
- Destruction – Construction
- Down – Up
- Emigrate – Immigrate
- Everything – Nothing
- Follow – Lead
