Straight and Winding

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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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Winding is an antonym for straight in direct topic.
Nearby Words: straighten, straightened, straightening

Winding

Winding adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.
Usage example: a long and winding path through the woods
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Straight is an antonym for winding in bending topic.
Nearby Words: wind, windy, winded, winder, windage
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  • Video Game / Pokémon Black and White It has a straight path out as well as a maze path but the straight path is blocked on the first visit requiring you to explore the winding path.
    Source: Video Game / Pokémon Black and White
  • One-Dimensional Thinking Played hilariously straight in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, in which Chakotay is running from the bad guys, and he stays on a winding path instead of just cutting across the grass.
    Source: One-Dimensional Thinking
  • Videogame / Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Talking Is a Free Action: Played straight with the music box on Night 1, which won't need winding until Phone Guy talks about it, but apart from that, no.
    Source: Videogame / Five Nights at Freddy's 2
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