440 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ da͡ɪɹˈɛktli], [ da‍ɪɹˈɛktli], [ d_aɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t_l_i]

Similar words for directly:

• early (adjective)
• forthright (adjective)
• other relevant words (adjective)
• straight (adjective)
• verbatim (adjective)
• other relevant words (adjective, adverb)
• currently (adverb)
• dead (adverb)
• early (adverb)
• expressly (adverb)
• fast (adverb)
• flat out (adverb)
• just (adverb)
• literally (adverb)
• now (adverb)
• other relevant words (adverb)
• simply (adverb)
• soon (adverb)
• all (adverb)
• anon (adverb)
• articulately (adverb)
• artlessly (adverb)
• as soon as possible (adverb)
• early (adverb)
• expressly (adverb)
• flat out (adverb)
• forthwith (adverb)
• frankly (adverb)
• immediately (adverb)
• instantly (adverb)
• intelligibly (adverb)
• literally (adverb)
• now (adverb)
• personally (adverb)
• posthaste (adverb)
• presently (adverb)
• promptly (adverb)
• simply (adverb)
• soon (adverb)
• straightforwardly (adverb)
• straightly (adverb)
• the shortest route (adverb)
• diametrically (noun)
• directly (noun)
• without delay (noun)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words
• without delay

How to use "directly" in context?

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Synonyms for Directly:

• adj.

  • early (adjective)
  • un-timely,
  • more unanticipated,
  • pre ceding,
  • pre-maturer,
  • over-early,
  • un expected,
  • before appointed time,
  • be-forehand,
  • more matinal,
  • pre maturer,
  • unanticipated,
  • un anticipated,
  • pre maturest,
  • be forehand,
  • un-timeliest,
  • Oversoon,
  • overearly,
  • un-anticipated,
  • on short notice,
  • Matinal,
  • un timelier,
  • more overearly,
  • un timeliest,
  • on dot,
  • most overearly,
  • un timely,
  • un-expected,
  • over-soon,
  • most preexistent,
  • more preexistent,
  • over soon,
  • over early,
  • preexistent,
  • more oversoon,
  • on the dot,
  • most oversoon,
  • pre existent,
  • pre-ceding,
  • pre-existent,
  • pre mature,
  • un-timelier,
  • ahead time.
  • forthright (adjective)
  • from hip,
  • most directly,
  • more undisguised,
  • most undisguised,
  • un disguised,
  • call spade a spade,
  • call a spade spade,
  • call spade spade,
  • out-spoken,
  • un-disguised,
  • like is,
  • out spoken,
  • more directly.
  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • plainspoken,
  • immediately,
  • no lie,
  • straight,
  • word-for-word,
  • early,
  • call a spade a spade,
  • verbatim,
  • from the hip,
  • outspoken,
  • like it is,
  • property,
  • undisguised,
  • forthright,
  • easily.
  • straight (adjective)
  • point-blank.
  • verbatim (adjective)
  • more literatim,
  • most literatim,
  • most word-for-word,
  • most word for word,
  • Sicer,
  • more word-for-word,
  • sicest,
  • most literally,
  • most accurately,
  • more word for word,
  • most precisely,
  • more accurately,
  • more literally,
  • more precisely.

• a. & adv.

  • Other relevant words: (adjective, adverb)
  • post-haste,
  • lickety-split,
  • hastily.

• adv

  • currently (adverb)
  • at present.
  • dead (adverb)
  • Straightly,
  • undeviatingly.
  • early (adverb)
  • thereon,
  • in a jiffy,
  • in no time,
  • seasonably,
  • in an instant,
  • primitively.
  • expressly (adverb)
  • in no uncertain terms,
  • unequivocally,
  • unmistakably,
  • pointedly,
  • categorically.
  • fast (adverb)
  • Posthaste.
  • flat out (adverb)
  • wide open,
  • at full throttle,
  • at full speed.
  • just (adverb)
  • smack dab.
  • literally (adverb)
  • letter by letter,
  • indisputably,
  • to the letter,
  • sic,
  • veritably,
  • rigorously,
  • unerringly,
  • the letter,
  • literatim,
  • undisputably.
  • now (adverb)
  • nowadays,
  • currently,
  • just now,
  • in a minute,
  • at the moment,
  • today,
  • any more,
  • at this moment,
  • these days,
  • this day,
  • at this time.
  • Other relevant words: (adverb)
  • just,
  • laid on the line,
  • promptly,
  • down the pike,
  • on the spot,
  • dead on,
  • by oneself,
  • now or never,
  • unhesitatingly,
  • individualistically,
  • before long,
  • on one's own,
  • soon,
  • there and then,
  • literally,
  • right now,
  • pretty soon,
  • straightforwardly,
  • in view,
  • now,
  • in a short time,
  • Dead level,
  • punctually,
  • Lickety Split,
  • fleetly,
  • dead,
  • in one's view,
  • without hesitation,
  • Pellmell,
  • down the line,
  • forthrightly,
  • down the road,
  • personally,
  • this minute,
  • double-time,
  • on own,
  • flat out,
  • forthwith,
  • on line,
  • for oneself,
  • expressly,
  • like a shot,
  • frankly,
  • hereupon,
  • more rapidly,
  • by and by,
  • Instanter,
  • in person,
  • full tilt,
  • at short notice,
  • like now,
  • presently,
  • bluntly,
  • instantaneously,
  • without reserve,
  • in truth,
  • before you know it,
  • double-quick,
  • on the line,
  • ANON,
  • straight away.
  • simply (adverb)
  • guilelessly,
  • without any elaboration,
  • unpretentiously.
  • soon (adverb)
  • any minute now,
  • coming down the pike,
  • in short order,
  • in a little while.

• adv.

  • all (adverb)
  • directly.
  • anon (adverb)
  • tomorrow.
  • articulately (adverb)
  • lucidly,
  • intelligibly,
  • expressively,
  • eloquently,
  • loquaciously,
  • clearly,
  • fluently,
  • succinctly,
  • articulately,
  • smoothly.
  • artlessly (adverb)
  • honestly,
  • candidly,
  • unartfully,
  • naturally,
  • un-artificially,
  • plainly,
  • unsophisticatedly,
  • unrestrainedly,
  • unaffectedly,
  • genuinely,
  • openly,
  • naively,
  • trustingly,
  • sincerely,
  • artlessly.
  • as soon as possible (adverb)
  • straightaway,
  • speedily,
  • right away,
  • quickly,
  • straight off,
  • pronto,
  • shortly,
  • in a second,
  • first off,
  • contiguously.
  • early (adverb)
  • without delay,
  • Proximately,
  • freshly,
  • ere long.
  • expressly (adverb)
  • explicitly,
  • manifestly.
  • flat out (adverb)
  • full-bore,
  • peak performance.
  • forthwith (adverb)
  • tout de suite.
  • frankly (adverb)
  • laid on line,
  • laid the line,
  • laid line,
  • on level.
  • immediately (adverb)
  • now never,
  • urgently,
  • in new york minute,
  • un-hesitatingly,
  • on spot,
  • on double,
  • in nothing flat,
  • doubletime,
  • soon afterward,
  • un hesitatingly,
  • in flash,
  • this instant.
  • instantly (adverb)
  • on dime,
  • there then,
  • on a dime.
  • intelligibly (adverb)
  • consistently,
  • coherently,
  • legibly,
  • crisply,
  • Comprehensibly,
  • perspicaciously,
  • understandably.
  • literally (adverb)
  • not figuratively.
  • now (adverb)
  • in moment,
  • here now,
  • in minute,
  • at time,
  • at moment.
  • personally (adverb)
  • in dividually,
  • in the flesh,
  • in one's own view,
  • in one own view,
  • in ones own view,
  • in-dividually,
  • for part,
  • for one part,
  • in flesh,
  • on one own,
  • in ones view,
  • on ones own,
  • in one view,
  • for ones part,
  • in own view,
  • for one's part.
  • posthaste (adverb)
  • more doublequick,
  • swiftliest,
  • more flat-out,
  • fleetliest,
  • licketysplit,
  • most flat out,
  • most double quick,
  • promptliest,
  • head-long,
  • more flat out,
  • most flatout,
  • swiftlier,
  • flatout,
  • most straightaway,
  • quickliest,
  • double quick,
  • more speedily,
  • post haste,
  • most doublequick,
  • most hastily,
  • most flat-out,
  • most rapidly,
  • doublequick,
  • fleetlier,
  • quicklier,
  • more double-quick,
  • more flatout,
  • promptlier,
  • more straightaway,
  • most speedily,
  • more double quick,
  • more hastily,
  • pell mell,
  • head long,
  • most double-quick.
  • presently (adverb)
  • in short time,
  • down pike,
  • down road,
  • down line,
  • by by.
  • promptly (adverb)
  • expeditiously,
  • like shot.
  • simply (adverb)
  • sparely,
  • ordinarily,
  • ingenuously,
  • chastely,
  • purely,
  • baldly,
  • innocently,
  • matter-of-factly,
  • austerely,
  • tersely.
  • soon (adverb)
  • soonest,
  • in a while,
  • in due time.
  • straightforwardly (adverb)
  • word for word,
  • point-black,
  • truthfully,
  • without prevarication.
  • straightly (adverb)
  • perpendicularly.
  • the shortest route (adverb)
  • plump,
  • beeline,
  • unswervingly,
  • slap,
  • slam bang,
  • without deviation,
  • as a crow flies.

• n.

  •
  • on-the-spot,
  • right,
  • fast,
  • suddenly.
  •
  • due,
  • strict,
  • unerring,
  • specific,
  • accurate,
  • exact,
  • reliable,
  • perfect,
  • correct.
  •
  • ahead,
  • across,
  • advancing,
  • bound for something,
  • oncoming,
  • clear,
  • up,
  • Into,
  • forward,
  • from all sides,
  • near.
  •
  • ensuing,
  • bang,
  • Since,
  • flush,
  • in the course of time,
  • in time,
  • subsequently,
  • subsequent,
  • succeeding,
  • beyond,
  • following,
  • fair,
  • smack,
  • precise,
  • after.
  •
  • imminent,
  • close,
  • any day/moment etc. now,
  • around the corner,
  • in no time (at all),
  • in the short run/term,
  • at the earliest/first opportunity.
  •
  • first/second/third hand,
  • from the horse's mouth,
  • close to home,
  • through someone's eyes.
  • diametrically (noun)
  • diametrically.
  • directly (noun)
  • flat,
  • in real time,
  • direct.
  • without delay (noun)
  • time.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Participative,
  • vociferous,
  • unvarnished,
  • spontaneously,
  • First-hand,
  • man-to-man,
  • vicarious,
  • smack-dab,
  • blindly,
  • cross country.
  •
  • hands-on,
  • squarely,
  • uninvolved,
  • pointed,
  • emphatically.
  •
  • precisely,
  • exactly,
  • hand,
  • emphatic,
  • between.
  •
  • free.
  •
  • With.
  •
  • square.
  • Other relevant words:
  • instantly,
  • simply,
  • at once.
  • without delay
  • instant,
  • right off.

How to use "Directly" in context?

Paraphrases for Directly:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adverb
    indirectly.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    forthright, outright.
  • Proper noun, singular
    DSS.
  • Adverb
    actively, actually, automatically, bluntly, clearly, closely, completely, diametrically, effectively, either, entirely, exactly, explicitly, expressly, forthrightly, frankly, independently, instantly, intimately, just, necessarily, openly, outright, personally, plainly, positively, precisely, primarily, promptly, quickly, quite, readily, shortly, soon, specifically, strictly, swiftly, totally, urgently, seamlessly.
  • Verb, past tense
    received, Caused, Resulted.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    goes, requires, covers, provides.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    direct, First-hand.
  • Proper noun, singular
    direct.
  • Adverb
    direct, squarely.
  • Verb, past tense
    direct.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    direct.

Homophones for Directly:

• dairy cattle, drug cocktail.