Antonyms of adj awry

2 senses of awry

Sense 1
askew, awry (predicate), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff -- (turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff")

INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight -- (having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders")

Sense 2
amiss (predicate), awry (predicate), haywire, wrong (predicate) -- (not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine")

INDIRECT (VIA malfunctioning) -> functioning -- (performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight")

Similarity of adj awry

2 senses of awry

Sense 1
askew, awry (predicate), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff -- (turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff")
       => crooked (vs. straight) -- (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth")

Sense 2
amiss (predicate), awry (predicate), haywire, wrong (predicate) -- (not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine")
       => malfunctioning (vs. functioning), nonfunctional -- (not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve")

Synonyms of adv awry

2 senses of awry

Sense 1
awry, amiss -- (away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations")

Sense 2
askew, awry, skew-whiff -- (turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry")

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