STRAIGHTWAY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

straightway

adverb

ˈstrāt-ˈwā

Definition of straightway

as in immediately

without delay straightway, the decorator told us that the old couch had to go

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in straight

in a direct line or course disgusted by his coworker's offensive e-mail, he marched straightway to the boss's office to lodge a complaint

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Adverb

Representatives for Payne, Hemingson and Focus Features did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
The Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for the attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of immediately

Adverb

Scientists fired terahertz radiation, a form of low-frequency invisible light, straight through the ultra-thin samples.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Tamara Le Ann Wallace wore a dark blazer and jeans, her shoulder-length hair adorned with light blue dye on the tips, standing straight and using a loud, firm voice to declare her culpability in federal court in Sacramento.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of straight

Adverb

Seek care promptly for vaginal bleeding after menopause, unexplained sores or persistent pelvic pain, since those symptoms require evaluation rather than an assumption that GSM is responsible.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2026
With this decision, one of the last important barriers to gerrymandering fell, and many state governments promptly set off on a spree of biased mapmaking, hoping to stack the deck before the big card game this November.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of promptly

Adverb

And yesterday is one of those days when your family ain’t acting right.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
And the need to blend all the sound together right before the ear canal can make the more complex instrumentation sound more sloppy than precise.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of right

Adverb

Scientists thought that atoms in the interstellar medium would transition to either the cold or warm state almost instantly, leaving basically no unstable, intermediate ISM behind.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Basically, the term means that if you get splashed with water, the sunscreen won’t instantly come off.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of instantly

Adverb

Their loss has become the Chiefs’ gain, as Walker, for now, looks like a possible MVP candidate in Kansas City.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
For now, the trial provides compelling evidence that a cancer’s individuality can become a therapeutic opportunity.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of now

Adverb

In recent days, Lanmò San Jou, leader of the 400 Mawozo gang, which participated in the ambush on the Salvadorans, has released several videos on social media and addressed Bukele directly.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Its integrated thermal, visual, acoustic, and gas sensors detect overheating, leaks, abnormal noise, and equipment wear, logging every reading directly to its corresponding asset.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

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