Crooked and Straight

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Crooked

Crooked adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.
Usage example: a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth
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Straight is an antonym for crooked in topics: bent, dishonest, evil.
Nearby Words: crook, crookedness, crookedly, crooking

Straight

Straight adjective - Free from irregularities or digressions in course.
Usage example: in the wide, open spaces of the West some rural roads are incredibly straight
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Crooked is an antonym for straight in topics: level, honest.
Nearby Words: straighten, straightened, straightening
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  • Nobody cares if your corset is laced straight or crooked — it's an undergarment.
    Source: The Big List of Booboos and Blunders
  • Bent: Similarly, this sometimes means homosexual (in opposition to "straight"), but more often means 'corrupt', as in a 'bent policeman' or 'bent copper', very similar to the American term "crooked".
    Source: Useful Notes / British English
  • Film / Angels with Dirty Faces Humphrey Bogart as the crooked lawyer, Frazier, is a more straight example. Extra!
    Source: Film / Angels with Dirty Faces
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