/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of straighten out Find synonyms for: Verb1. iron out, straighten out, put right, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorateusage: settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements"2. disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out, orderusage: extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"3. reform, straighten out, see the light, better, improve, ameliorate, meliorateusage: change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"4. straighten, straighten out, change, alter, modifyusage: make straight5. clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate, clarify, clear up, elucidateusage: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"6. tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away, orderusage: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language