All straightaway synonyms
straight·a·way
S s adv straightaway
- agilely — quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
- instanter — immediately; at once.
- hastily — moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- heedlessly — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- full tilt — at the full potential, speed, energy, forcefulness, etc.
- in no time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- at present — A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change.
- currently — at the presenttime; now: She is currently working as a lab technician.
- in nothing flat — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- contiguously — touching; in contact.
- double-quick — very quick or rapid.
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- fleetly — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- like a shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- 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.
- forthwith — immediately; at once; without delay: Any official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith.
- at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
adverb straightaway
- nowadays — at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.
- lineally — (genealogy) By direct descent.
- freshly — Newly; recently.
- expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
- 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.
- instantly — immediately; at once.
- now — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
adjective straightaway
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
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.