straightens

Removes the bends

Straightens is the third-person singular of straighten, meaning to make or become straight.

You straighten a crooked picture, straighten your posture, or straighten a winding path.

To straighten up is to tidy a space or correct one's behavior: The kids straightened up when mom walked in.

To straighten out is to resolve confusion or set someone right: Let me straighten out this misunderstanding.

physical

unbend

Straighten or become informal

stretch · smooth · extend · untangle · unravel · unwind · iron · press · comb · sleek

alignment

align

Arrange in a row

rectify · realign · calibrate · true · square · plumb · center · orient · position · balance

order

tidy

Free from clutter

sort · declutter · clean · spruce · groom · trim · polish · systematize · streamline · order

corrects

discipline

Trained self-control or specialty

  • reformImprove by correcting faults
  • amendModify or correct
  • fixRepair or solution

remedy · resolve · address · redirect · guide · counsel · rehabilitate · improve · shape · mold

posture

stand

Upright support structure

  • sitRest on a seat
  • spineColumn of vertebrae
  • backReverse side; support

shoulders · upright · erect · tall · slouch · stoop · brace · stiffen · square · lift

Opposites
physical shape/form

straightensbends

Curves or yields

curves · coils · twists · curls · warps

order/arrangement

straightensmesses up

Errs in execution

disarranges · disorders · scatters · dishevels · jumbles

clarity/understanding

straightensconfuses

Causes mental disarray

complicates · muddles · obscures · tangles · convolutes

Phrases
Family

straighten, straightened, straightening, straighten out, straighter, straighten up, straightest, straightener, unstraightened

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G