Antonyms of adj straight-grained

1 sense of straight-grained

Sense 1
straight-grained -- (of timber; having fibers that run in parallel)

INDIRECT (VIA even) -> uneven -- (not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain")

Similarity of adj straight-grained

1 sense of straight-grained

Sense 1
straight-grained -- (of timber; having fibers that run in parallel)
       => even (vs. uneven) -- (being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window")

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