straight arrows
By-the-book types
Straight arrows are people who are rigidly conventional, honest, and morally upright.
The term often carries a hint of naivety or stuffiness—someone who follows rules without question and avoids anything improper: The new hires were all straight arrows who'd never bent a rule in their lives.
Can be admiring or mildly dismissive depending on context.
- true northDirection to the pole
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
on the level · conscientiousness · square shooter · integrity · fairness · boy scouts · good eggs · stand-up guys · morality · virtue · trustworthiness · dependability · white hats · loyalty · by the book · upstanding · goody-goody · reliability
straight arrowsrebels
Armed opposition fighters
deviants · nonconformists · outlaws · troublemakers · mavericks
straight arrowsreprobates
Morally unprincipled people
degenerates · sinners · scoundrels · rogues · ne'er-do-wells
straight arrowswild ones
Untamed beings or mavericks
hellraisers · party animals · thrill-seekers · daredevils · free spirits
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