Heterosexual
Heterosexual noun - A heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex.
Straight is a synonym for heterosexual in hetero topic. In some cases you can use "Straight" instead the word "Heterosexual" as an adjective or a noun.
Straight
Straight adjective - Sexually attracted exclusively to members of the opposite sex.
Heterosexual is a synonym for straight. You can use "Heterosexual" instead the word "Straight" as an adjective or a noun.
Both words in one sentence
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We're just uh, two heterosexual guys, hanging with the son of our other heterosexual friend, doin' the usual straight guy stuff.
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He actually tries to kil - uh, send Yugi's friends to the Shadow Realm when they discover he's straight lest his secret get out (which makes him a closet heterosexual).
Source: Camp Straight -
Discussed, then deconstructed when Drew considers whether he should check himself off as "Straight Acting" on a dating site, thinks of what his heterosexual friends are like, and decides against it.
Source: Straight Gay
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Straight and Heterosexual. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heterosexual/straight
Heterosexual & Straight. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heterosexual/straight>.
Straight or Heterosexual. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heterosexual/straight.
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