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Another word for straighten

straighten Synonyms

straighten

v.

order, compose, make straight, rectify, untwist, unsnarl, unbend, uncoil, unravel, uncurl, unfold, put straight, level, make plumb, arrange, arrange on a line, align, realign, make upright, make perpendicular, make vertical.

Antonyms bend*, twist, curl.

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Another word for straighten

verb

To make even, smooth, or level:
even¹, flat, flatten, level, plane², smooth. See smooth
To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly.
Also used with up: clean (up), clear (up), neaten (up), police, spruce (up), tidy (up). See order

phrasal verb straighten out

To bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord:

reconcile, rectify, resolve, settle, smooth over. See agree

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I was trying to straighten that picture on the wall.
While you guys straighten the business end, I'll just leave this junk here.
The outermost layer of the cell-wall of the ripe spore splits along spiral lines, giving rise to the elaters; these two long strips of wall, attached by their middle points to the spore, tend to straighten out in dry, and close round the spore in damp air.
Simon sighed and stooped to straighten the leash a young borzoi had entangled; the count too sighed and, noticing the snuffbox in his hand, opened it and took a pinch.
"Did you what?" he asked, running fingers through his hair to straighten it.

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