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Adjective
Example: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”
Synonyms: indirect, slanted
Antonyms: direct
Example: “The chart shows linear growth.”
Synonyms: straight, sequential
Antonyms: nonlinear
Noun
Example: “The box is big.”
Synonyms: container, case
Antonyms: bag
Example: “Use a ruler to draw a line.”
Example: “The instructions were so convoluted that nobody understood them.”
Synonyms: complicated, twisted
Antonyms: simple, straightforward
Example: “At last, the wires were untangled.”
Synonyms: unknotted, straightened
Antonyms: tangled, knotted
Verb
Example: “Her hair began to curl in the rain.”
Synonyms: twist, coil
Antonyms: straighten
Example: “Bend your knees slightly.”
Synonyms: curve, lean
Example: “The Earth turns on its axis.”
Synonyms: center line
Antonyms:
Example: “The actor took a bow after the performance.”
Synonyms: bend, curve
Antonyms: stand straight
Example: “The metal rod is bent.”
Synonyms: curved, not straight
Antonyms: straight
Example: “He said openly that he is gay.”
Synonyms: homosexual
Example: “Please draw a straight line.”
Synonyms: row, mark
Antonyms: curve
Adverb
Example: “He ingenuously admitted that he had not read the contract.”
Synonyms: naively, innocently
Antonyms: cunningly, calculatingly
Example: “Do not lean out of the window.”
Synonyms: bend, slim
Antonyms: stand straight, heavy
Example: “Is there a direct bus to the airport?”
Synonyms: straight, immediate
Antonyms: indirect
Example: “He was drunk and couldn’t walk straight.”
Synonyms: intoxicated
Antonyms: sober
Example: “There is a sharp curve in the road.”
Synonyms: bend
Antonyms: straight line
Example: “She has curly hair.”
Example: “I simply don’t know.”
Synonyms: just
Example: “She gave a candid assessment of the risks.”
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