arrow-straight
Without any curve
Arrow-straight describes something perfectly straight, without any curve or deviation—like an arrow's flight path toward its target.
The phrase emphasizes absolute linearity: an arrow-straight road through the desert, She sat with arrow-straight posture.
It can also describe directness of manner or speech: His arrow-straight honesty left no room for ambiguity.
Refusing to change position
- rigidUnable to bend
- linearArranged in straight succession
- directUndeviating or to guide
- undeviatingNot straying from course
true · plumb · aligned · unswerving · precise · unwavering · taut · level
Undeviating or to guide
- beelineMost direct course
- unerringConsistently accurate, unfailing
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- aimedDirected at something
homing · swift · rapid · trajectory · bullseye · marksmanship · pinpoint · dead-on
Undeviating or to guide
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- honestFree from deception
plain-spoken · no-nonsense · frank · truthful · unambiguous · clear-cut · transparent · sincere
unbending
Refusing to change position
undeviating · true · plumb · aligned · unswerving · precise · unwavering · taut · level · even
direct
Undeviating or to guide
- beelineMost direct course
- unerringConsistently accurate, unfailing
- targetedChosen for specific attention
aimed · homing · swift · rapid · trajectory · bullseye · marksmanship · pinpoint · dead-on · laser-guided
direct
Undeviating or to guide
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
honest · plain-spoken · no-nonsense · frank · truthful · unambiguous · clear-cut · transparent · sincere · upfront
highway
Major road for travel
runway · corridor · thoroughfare · stretch · flat · endless · horizon · prairie · outback · plains
upright
Vertical or morally sound
stiff · dignified · poised · formal · disciplined · attention · soldierlike · tall · proud · regimented
arrow-straightwinding
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
crooked · serpentine · twisting · meandering · sinuous
arrow, straight, arrows, arrowed, arrowing, straighter, straightest, straightness, straighten