in a straight line
- linearArranged in straight succession
- straightNot curved or crooked
- directUndeviating or to guide
- arrowPointed shaft for shooting
- rulerOne who governs
beeline · aligned · row · path · trajectory · laser · plumb · narrow · unwavering · taut · stretched · rigid · column · queue · file · streamlined · precise · level
path geometry
in a straight linecrookedly
In bent manner
sinuously · at an angle · diagonally · serpentine · obliquely
directness of movement
in a straight lineindirectly
Via intermediate means
circuitously · meanderingly · erratically · haphazardly · all over the place
orderliness of arrangement
in a straight linescattered
Spread irregularly about
randomly · in disarray · haphazardly · helter-skelter · higgledy-piggledy