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Synonyms for straighten

Most common

neaten tidy up square away tidy

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To cause to become straight.

Related words

Word family
straightener straiten
Phrases
straighten out straighten up

Forms

Past participle
straightened
e.g. straightened → neatened, tidied, rectified, unbent…

Example sentences

  • tidy We will tidy up our room so that Mom is satisfied.
  • rectify We need to take steps to rectify the situation.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
straightenrising
tidyrising
neatenrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
tidy2
5 letters
gripe1
6 letters
neaten, unbend2
7 letters
rectify3, uncrisp

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tidy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
redresser
Català
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