straight off

adverb

: at once : immediately

Synonyms of straight off

• immediately
• promptly
• instantly
• now
• directly
• right off
• right away
• right

Examples of straight off in a Sentence

I told her straight off that I was not going to do that.

Recent Examples on the Web

There has been at least one instance in which a driver got into a heated argument with her passengers, pulled over, kicked them out, and then, in full view of everybody, accelerated straight off the edge, to her death. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

The beautifully spacious production adds Depeche Mode synth burbles, Phil Spector-style girl-group castanets, and piano frills straight off an Abba record. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

Check the video clip above and Young Cardamom’s picks, straight off the dome. — Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Last awards season, the gossip around town, salacious and disturbing in equal measure, was that hotel suites all over Hollywood were populated by tailors taking in gowns coming straight off the runway. — Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for straight off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff