straighten out
Found in thesaurus: better,
ameliorate,
meliorate,
improve,
amend,
order,
change,
modify,
alter,
clear up,
elucidate,
clarify
straighten out
Verb
1. settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements"
(synonym) iron out, put right
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
2. extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
(synonym) disentangle, unsnarl
(hypernym) order
(hyponym) tease, tease apart, loosen
3. change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
(synonym) reform, see the light
(hypernym) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
(verb-group) reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify
4. make straight
(synonym) straighten
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) untwist
5. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
(synonym) clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
(hypernym) clarify, clear up, elucidate
6. put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
(synonym) tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, square away
(hypernym) order
(hyponym) make, make up
straighten out
Synonyms and related words:
accommodate, acculturate, adjust, admonish, advance, ameliorate, amend, arrange, better, boost, bring forward, bring to book, bring to terms, call to account, chastise, chide, civilize, close, close with, compose, conclude, correct, disentangle, edify, educate, elevate, emend, enhance, enlighten, enrich, extend, fatten, favor, fix, flatten, forward, foster, go straight, have words with, improve, improve upon, lard, lecture, lift, make an improvement, make peace, make up, meliorate, mend, nurture, objurgate, promote, put straight, raise, rate, rebuke, rectify, refine upon, reform, reprehend, reprimand, reprove, scold, set down, set straight, settle, settle with, sit up, smooth, socialize, spank, stand up, straighten, straighten up, take down, take to task, transfigure, transform, unbend, uncurl, unkink, unsnarl, upbraid, upgrade, uplift, work out
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
straighten out
phrv. ทำให้ตรงขึ้น, ยืดให้ตรง; ทำให้กระจ่าง, ทำให้เข้าใจมากขึ้น (syn. sort out); ทำให้ประพฤติถูกต้อง (syn. sort out)
straighten out
straighten sth out янзлах, төвхнүүлэх.
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