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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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