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straightaway

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of straightaway

1 done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time

her first novel was a straightaway success

Synonyms of straightaway

immediate, instant, instantaneous, split-second

Words Related to straightaway

summary

fast, hit-and-run, prompt, quick, rapid, speedy, swift

Near Antonyms of straightaway

dilatory, tardy

slow, sluggish

prolonged, protracted

deferred, delayed

2 free from irregularities or digressions in course

the doomed ship was headed on a straightaway course in the path of the iceberg

Synonyms of straightaway

direct, linear, right, straight, straightforward

Words Related to straightaway

unbent, uncurled, untwisted

undeviating, unswerving

Near Antonyms of straightaway

bowed, rounded

entwined, kinked, swirled, turned, turning, twined, twining, twisted, twisting, veering, warped

bending, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, curled, curling, curved, curving, looped, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), wavy, winding

meandering, weaving

devious, serpentine, sinuous

crooked, zigzag, zigzagging

straightaway

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of straightaway

without delay

he got to the hospital, and straightaway he was admitted and given intravenous fluids

Synonyms of straightaway

bang, directly, forthwith, headlong, immediately, incontinently, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, now, PDQ, plumb, presently, promptly, pronto, right, right away, right now, right off, straight off, straightway

Words Related to straightaway

away, freely

anon, momentarily, shortly, soon

apace, briskly, fast, fleetly, full-tilt, posthaste, quick, quickly, rapidly, readily, snappily, speedily, swift, swiftly

abruptly, presto, suddenly, unexpectedly

hastily, impetuously, impulsively, rashly, recklessly

exactly, opportunely, punctually, seasonably

Phrases Synonymous with straightaway

at once, in no time, off the bat, on a dime, on the double, on the spot

Near Antonyms of straightaway

slowly

late, tardily

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