Difference between Straight and Accurate

What is the difference between Straight and Accurate?

Straight as an adjective is not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. while Accurate as an adjective is in exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.

Straight

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. Strictly along political lines. Direct, truthful, frank. As it should be. Undiluted. Having all cylinders in a single row. (referring to an internal combustion engine) Conventional. Heterosexual. Satisfied. Boring, unappealing, bad or of low quality. On, or near a line running between the two wickets.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line. Of movement or travel, directly; without pause, delay or detour. Continuously; without interruption or pause.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A part of a racecourse, running track or other road etc that is not curved. A heterosexual. In poker, five cards in sequence.

Example sentence: Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

Accurate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.

Example sentence: Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.

We hope you now know whether to use Straight or Accurate in your sentence.

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