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Synonyms for directly
dɪˈrɛkt li, daɪ-di·rect·ly
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Wiktionary
directlyadverb
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indirectlydirectlyadverb
As soon as.
He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.
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indirectlydirectlyadverb
I'm sick of asking you to fire him, I'll just do it directly.
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indirectlydirectlyadverb
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indirectlydirectlyadverb
It's directly across the street
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indirectlydirectlyadverb
He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.
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indirectlydirectlyadverb
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indirectlydirectlyadverb
We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.
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indirectly
English Synonyms and Antonyms
directly
The strong and general human tendency to procrastination is shown in the progressive weakening of the various words in this group. Immediately primarily signifies without the intervention of anything as a medium, hence without the intervention of any, even the briefest, interval or lapse of time. By and by, which was once a synonym, has become an antonym of immediately, meaning at some (perhaps remote) future time. Directly, which once meant with no intervening time, now means after some little while; presently no longer means in this very present, but before very long. Even immediately is sliding from its instantaneousness, so that we are fain to substitute at once, instantly, etc., when we would make promptness emphatic. Right away and right off are vigorous conversational expressions in the United States.
Synonyms:
at once, forthwith, immediately, instanter, instantly, now, presently, right away, right off, straightway, this instant, without delayAntonyms:
after a while, by and by, hereafter, in the future, some time
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
directly
Synonyms:
straightly, straightway, immediately, undeviatingly, at once, promptly, quickly, instantlyAntonyms:
indirectly, by-and-by, interveniently
Princeton's WordNet
directly, straight, directadverb
without deviation
"the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
Synonyms:
at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwithAntonyms:
indirectlydirectlyadverb
without anyone or anything intervening
"these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly"
Synonyms:
at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwithAntonyms:
indirectlyimmediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
"he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"
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now, at one time, straight, at present, like a shot, instantly, instantaneously, in a flash, at once, outright, nowadays, at a time, today, direct, forthwith, promptly, straight off, straightaway, right away, flat, immediatelyAntonyms:
indirectlydirectly, flat, straightadverb
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
"he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"
Synonyms:
at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwithAntonyms:
indirectly
Dictionary of English Synonymes
directlyadjective
Synonyms:
in a straight line, in a straight coursedirectlyadjective
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expressly, absolutely, unambiguously, openly, without circumlocutiondirectlyadjective
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immediately, quickly, promptly, speedily, soon, presently, forthwith, instantly, INSTANTER, in a short time, without delay
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
directlyadverb
Synonyms:
diametrically, immediately
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "directly":
direct, straight, immediately, squarely, first-hand, immediate, outright
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#75 | now | |
#284 | today | |
#783 | direct | |
#1413 | directly | |
#1766 | flat | |
#2018 | quickly | |
#2138 | immediately | |
#2442 | straight | |
#3122 | immediate | |
#5875 | instantly | |
#9668 | promptly | |
#9731 | presently | |
#15196 | nowadays | |
#18400 | outright | |
#30653 | forthwith | |
#35272 | squarely | |
#41579 | instantaneously | |
#74690 | straightway | |
#86275 | straightaway |
How to use directly in a sentence?
The family certainly had some concerns about what they would have to pay to get their vehicle out. The city paid for those fees because we believe the way that young lady was treated was inappropriate, i spoke directly to the mother, apologized and advised her that we would be releasing that vehicle.
We can live with stress, but living with permanent stress will not leave the body without consequence. Eventually, you fall directly into exhaustion.
We don't have the flexibility to integrate new models without directly losing capacity, we don't have the flexibility to react to seasonal effects. We don't have the flexibility to deal with life cycles of cars.
The way that you stop bad things from happening here is not directly on the border necessarily, you've got to push out ... That's what the Coast Guard does. ... So this is nonsensical to me.
We believe we can accomplish this mission through our core grain marketing and risk management programs without being directly involved in the sale of crop insurance.
Translations for directly
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- непосредствено, веднага, директно, точно, прякоBulgarian
- directamentCatalan, Valencian
- přímoCzech
- unmittelbar, gerade, direktGerman
- rekte, direkteEsperanto
- directamenteSpanish
- به طور مستقیمPersian
- directementFrench
- [[go]] [[díreach]]Irish
- ուղիղ, ուղղակիArmenian
- 直接Japanese
- یهکسهرKurdish
- eerlijk, dadelijk, zo, rechtuit, meteen, zodadelijk, direct, rechtstreeks, onomwonden, zondermeerDutch
- diretamentePortuguese
- непосре́дственно, ско́ро, без обиняко́в, напряму́ю, то́чно, че́стно, вско́ре, пря́мо, открове́нноRussian
- direktSwedish
- براہ راستUrdu
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