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Antonyms for straighten out
Grammar : Adv, verb |
Spell : streyt-n |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstreɪt n |
- aggravate
- agitate
- be permissive
- block
- blow
- blunder
- break
- burden
- casually
- coddle
- complicate
- confuse
- corrupt
- damage
- decline
- decrease
- demote
- depress
- descend
- destroy
- deter
- deteriorate
- differ
- diminish
- dirty
- disarrange
- disconnect
- discourage
- disorder
- disorganize
- disperse
- disturb
- drop
- dull
- funnily
- get sick
- goof
- halt
- harm
- hesitate
- hinder
- hurt
- ignore
- impede
- increase
- indulge
- injure
- intensify
- knot
- lessen
- let ride
- lightly
- lose
- lower
- maintain
- make worse
- mess up
- minor
- mistake
- mix up
- move
- muddle
- muddy
- neglect
- obscure
- obstruct
- pamper
- pet
- pollute
- punish
- question
- recede
- reduce
- remain
- repress
- retreat
- retrogress
- ruin
- scatter
- spoil
- stay
- stop
- tangle
- tie
- trivially
- twist
- unfit
- upset
- weaken
- wind
- wonder
- worry
- worsen
- wrong
Definition of straighten out
Origin :- 1540s, from straight + -en (1). Related: Straightened; straightening.
- As in seriously : adv not humorously
- As in improve : verb make or become better
- As in iron out : verb reconcile a situation
- As in arbitrate : verb achieve settlement
- As in organize : verb arrange, systematize
- As in rectify : verb correct a situation; make something right
- As in remedy : verb fix, cure
- As in right : verb fix, correct
- As in unravel : verb untangle
- As in clarify : verb explain, make clear
- As in clear up : verb explain; resolve
- As in correct : verb fix, adjust
- As in debug : verb troubleshoot
- As in aid : verb help, support
- I had to climb into the cockpit and straighten out the mess.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- You have told so much while no sense was in you that you might now straighten out the tale.
- Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
- Then he sent to Morristown for Mr. Morris to straighten out the fight.
- Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
- "I intended to have a talk with you and straighten out some things," he went on.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- You were assigned to straighten out that man, Sornal, weren't you?
- Extract from : « Alarm Clock » by Everett B. Cole
- Curiosity overcame the desire to straighten out her clothes.
- Extract from : « Wanted--7 Fearless Engineers! » by Warner Van Lorne
- I try occasionally to straighten out their affairs for them.
- Extract from : « Daisy's Aunt » by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
- He ought to have a good fee if he can straighten out that tangle.
- Extract from : « Otherwise Phyllis » by Meredith Nicholson
- We must straighten out the lines so that the exact proportions are apparent.
- Extract from : « Color Value » by C. R. Clifford
- He could not straighten out in his mind all that had taken place.
- Extract from : « The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters » by Edward S. Ellis
Synonyms for straighten out
- abet
- actively
- adapt
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- adjust
- advance
- agree
- aid
- all joking aside
- alleviate
- alter
- ameliorate
- amend
- analyze
- answer
- arbitrate
- assist
- assuage
- attend
- augment
- bail out
- balance
- be responsible for
- befriend
- benefact
- better
- boost
- break down
- bring to terms
- catalogue
- change
- cipher
- civilize
- clarify
- classify
- clean up
- clean up act
- clean up one's act
- clear up
- codify
- combine
- come around
- come to school
- come to terms
- compensate for
- compose
- compromise
- conciliate
- constitute
- construct
- control
- convalesce
- cool it
- coordinate
- correct
- correlate
- create
- cultivate
- cure
- cut the comedy
- debug
- decide
- decipher
- define
- delineate
- determine
- determinedly
- develop
- dial back
- disentangle
- dispose
- dissolve
- do justice
- do over
- doctor
- doctor up
- down
- draw a picture
- earnestly
- ease
- edit
- elevate
- eliminate
- elucidate
- emend
- encourage
- enhance
- eradicate
- erase
- establish
- expedite
- fashion
- favor
- fervently
- fiddle with
- figure out
- fit
- fix
- fix up
- for real
- form
- formulate
- frame
- free
- gain ground
- get going
- get rid of
- get together
- get with it
- go over
- go straight
- go to bat for
- go with
- gravely
- group
- hammer out a deal
- harmonize
- heal
- help
- illuminate
- illustrate
- improve
- in all conscience
- in all seriousness
- in earnest
- increase
- intently
- interpose
- interpret
- intervene
- iron out
- judge
- launder
- lend a hand
- lick into shape
- lift
- lighten
- line up
- look after
- look up
- make a deal
- make good
- make over
- make perfectly clear
- make plain
- make plausible
- make reasonable
- make right
- make strides
- make up for
- marshal
- mediate
- meet halfway
- meliorate
- mend
- methodize
- mitigate
- mold
- negotiate
- open doors for
- overhaul
- palliate
- parley
- pass judgment
- passionately
- patch
- pay dues
- pay one's dues
- perk up
- pick up
- pigeonhole
- placate
- play ball
- polish
- progress
- promote
- purify
- purposefully
- put in order
- put in place
- put right
- put together
- puzzle out
- raise
- rally
- range
- reach agreement
- recalibrate
- reclaim
- recompense
- reconcile
- recondition
- reconstruct
- recover
- rectify
- recuperate
- redress
- referee
- refine
- reform
- regulate
- relieve
- remedy
- remodel
- remove errors
- renew
- reorganize
- repair
- resolutely
- resolve
- restore
- retouch
- revamp
- review
- revise
- reward
- right
- rise
- run
- scrub
- sedately
- see to
- separate
- serve
- set right
- set straight
- set to rights
- set up
- set upright
- settle
- settle differences
- shape
- shape up
- sharpen
- shed light on
- simmer down
- simplify
- sincerely
- skyrocket
- smooth
- smooth over
- soberly
- solemnly
- solve
- soothe
- sort out
- spell out
- square
- square up
- standardize
- step in
- sternly
- stick up for
- straighten
- straighten out
- straighten up
- strike happy medium
- subsidize
- sustain
- tabulate
- tailor
- take care of
- take off
- thoughtfully
- throw light on
- tidy
- touch up
- trade off
- treat
- turn around
- turn the corner
- turn things around
- umpire
- undo
- unfold
- unknot
- unravel
- unscramble
- unsnarl
- untangle
- unwind
- update
- upgrade
- vigorously
- vindicate
- whip into shape
- with a straight face
- with forethought
- with sobriety
- work out a deal
- work the bugs out of
- zealously
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