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straightaway

straight·a·way
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [streyt-uh-wey]
    • /ˈstreɪt əˌweɪ/
    • /ˌstreɪt.əˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [streyt-uh-wey]
    • /ˈstreɪt əˌweɪ/

Definitions of straightaway word

  • adjective straightaway straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse. 1
  • noun straightaway a straightaway course or part. 1
  • adverb straightaway immediately; right away. 1
  • adverb straightaway immediately 1
  • adverb straightaway at once 0
  • adjective straightaway extending in a straight line 0

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Origin of straightaway

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; from phrase straight away

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Straightaway

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

straightaway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

straightaway usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for straightaway

adv straightaway

  • agilely — quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
  • any more — If something does not happen or is not true any more or any longer, it has stopped happening or is no longer true.
  • at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
  • at present — A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change.
  • contiguously — touching; in contact.

noun straightaway

  • beeline — the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)

adj straightaway

  • linear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.

adjective straightaway

  • direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.

adverb straightaway

  • expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
  • freshly — Newly; recently.
  • immediately — without lapse of time; without delay; instantly; at once: Please telephone him immediately.
  • instant — an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.
  • instantaneously — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.

Top questions with straightaway

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