Synonyms for directly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : dih-rekt-lee, dahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈrɛkt li, daɪ- |
Top 10 synonyms for directly
- anon
- as a crow flies
- at once
- beeline
- contiguously
- dead
- direct
- due
- exactly
- face-to-face
- first off
- forthwith
- in a second
- in person
- instanter
- literally
- plainly
- plump
- point-black
- presently
- pronto
- right
- right away
- shortly
- slam bang
- slap
- smack
- smack dab
- speedily
- straight
- straight off
- straightaway
- straightly
- truthfully
- undeviatingly
- unequivocally
- unswervingly
- verbatim
- without deviation
- without prevarication
- word for word
Définition of directly
Origin :- 1510s, "in a straight line," from direct (adj.) + -ly (2). Figurative use is slightly earlier (c.1500). Meaning "at once, immediately in time" (c.1600) is from earlier sense of "without intermediate steps" (1520s).
- adv the shortest route
- adv as soon as possible
- adv straightforwardly
- I fetched up at an exit on the side street, and there they were directly in front of me.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The Nile was directly responsible for this useful development.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Directly they had reached the privacy of the street they became quieter.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- The joint of the 20-foot pieces should be directly in the center of the 10-foot piece.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- "The table is directly in front of you," came the Leopard Woman's voice.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Directly his back was turned on the couch the Assistant Commissioner rose too.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- We set it, double-reefed, which made it but a rag of a sail, and yet the ship felt it directly.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- I could not answer her directly, and felt myself flushing with embarrassment.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Directly behind the Malay lay the heavy chest of Professor Maxon.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Then take it off directly, strain it, and put it into moulds to congeal.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
Antonyms for directly
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