Definition for Straightaway:

• performed with little or no delay; " an immediate reply to my letter"; " prompt obedience"; " was quick to respond"; " a straightaway denial"

Synonyms for Straightaway:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • prompt,
  • straightaway,
  • quick,
  • immediate.
  •direct (adjective)
  • straight ahead,
  • in bee line,
  • in straight line,
  • shortest,
  • not crooked,
  • pointblank,
  • non-stop,
  • linear.

• a. & adv.

  •posthaste (adjective, adverb)
  • most directly.

• adv

  •currently (adverb)
  • at present.
  •early (adverb)
  • primitively,
  • thereon,
  • in a jiffy,
  • in an instant,
  • in no time,
  • seasonably.
  •fast (adverb)
  • Posthaste.
  •hastily (adverb)
  • double-quick,
  • agilely,
  • Unpremeditatedly,
  • on spur of the moment,
  • too quickly,
  • Lickety Split,
  • on spur of moment,
  • heedlessly,
  • Subito,
  • thoughtlessly.
  •straight (adverb)
  • lineally,
  • undeviatingly,
  • straightforwardly,
  • Straightly,
  • in direct line.

• adv.

  •directly (adverb)
  • pronto,
  • first off,
  • presently,
  • shortly,
  • ANON,
  • instant,
  • quickly,
  • immediately,
  • instantly,
  • instantaneously.
  •early (adverb)
  • without delay,
  • freshly,
  • soonest.
  •hastily (adverb)
  • expeditiously,
  • precipitately,
  • hastily,
  • hurriedly,
  • lickety-split.
  •posthaste (adverb)
  • more flatout,
  • fleetliest,
  • more directly,
  • swiftliest,
  • more hastily,
  • most doublequick,
  • more flat out,
  • more double quick,
  • head long,
  • most double quick,
  • fleetlier,
  • most flat out,
  • more speedily,
  • quickliest,
  • promptlier,
  • most hastily,
  • more double-quick,
  • most rapidly,
  • more doublequick,
  • quicklier,
  • most double-quick,
  • head-long,
  • most flatout,
  • pell mell,
  • most speedily,
  • most flat-out,
  • more flat-out,
  • swiftlier,
  • promptliest,
  • post haste.
  •promptly (adverb)
  • on dot,
  • un-hesitatingly,
  • un hesitatingly,
  • like shot.
  •right away (adverb)
  • right the bat,
  • right bat,
  • right off bat.
  •straight (adverb)
  • as crow flies.

• n.

  •
  • on-the-spot,
  • suddenly,
  • due,
  • headlong,
  • straight away,
  • dead,
  • right.
  •
  • the home stretch,
  • circuit,
  • line.
  •beeline (noun)
  • straightaways,
  • shortest routes,
  • straight lines.
  •fast (noun)
  • fast.
  •straightaway (noun)
  • in real time.
  •without delay (noun)
  • time.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • starting line,
  • inside lane.
  •
  • inside track.
  •
  • course.
  •
  • stretch.
  •
  • start,
  • track.

Paraphrases for Straightaway:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    forthwith.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    forthwith.
  • Adverb
    forthwith.

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    straight.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    straight.
  • Adverb
    straight.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    immediate.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    outset, immediate.
  • Adverb
    instantly.

Antonyms for Straightaway:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    delayed, crooked, bending, devious, deferred, coiling, rounded, veering, prolonged, tardy, twisting, corkscrew, winding, warped, Zigzagging, curved, serpentine, slow, curving, entwined, wavy, looped, curling, Twining, weaving, turning, dilatory, spiral, zigzag, sinuous, turned, protracted, meandering, sluggish, curled, twisted, bowed, twined, coiled, looping, spiraling.

• adv.

  • directly
    later, eventually, indirectly.

Straightaway Sentence Examples:

• The wide range of human interests leaves ample room for downright, straightaway narratives of the careers of strong men.

• If Auntie's driver had stuck to a straightaway run we'd either caught 'em or smeared ourselves against a beer truck or something.

Homophones for Straightaway:

• satyr orchid, strike out, strikeout, strict, straight, sweet rocket, stearic acid, straight-out, Scattergood, siderocyte, strigidae, streaked, stressed, scattershot, starch wheat, satirist, Sweet Reseda, Sectarist.

Hypernym for Straightaway:

• n.

  • artifact
    stretch.

Hyponym for Straightaway:

• n.

  • artifact
    section, segment.