Now
Now adverb - At the present time.
Straight
Straight adverb - In a direct line or course.
Now and straight are semantically related in immediately topic. Sometimes you can use "Now" instead an adverb "Straight".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The Armada kids (now adults) had superimposed images of High Wire, Sureshock, and Grindor in the background... straight from the wildly innacurate Armada boxart.
Source: Off Model / Anime and Manga -
So he takes you aside and straight-facedly tells you that loyalty to the duke is no longer a viable option, and we'll have to go straight-up murder him now.
Source: Video Game / Tactics Ogre - The first words of Anberlin's "A Day Late": "So let me get this straight, say now you loved me all along."
Source: Let Me Get This Straight
Cite this Source
Straight and Now. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/straight
Now & Straight. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/straight>.
Straight or Now. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/straight.
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