straightway
2
6.6
- adverb
- /ˈstreɪtˌweɪ/
- Archaic
- He straightway accepted the invitation to join the team for the project.
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Watch on YouTubeIf you're angry, he says we straightway give place to the devil in our hearts.
- If you're angry, he says we straightway give place to the devil in our hearts.
Examples
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If you're angry, he says we straightway give place to the devil in our hearts.
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"This I straightway refused."
Fiction book (1995) -
He made these things all right, and then my timepiece performed unexceptionably, save that now and then, after working along quietly for nearly eight hours, everything inside would let go all of a sudden and begin to buzz like a bee, and the hands would straightway begin to spin round and round so fast that their individuality was lost completely, and they simply seemed like a delicate spider's web over the face of the watch.
Fiction book (1994) -
When the alarm rang, she straightway jumped out of bed and got ready for work.
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As soon as the fire alarm went off, everyone straightway evacuated the building.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At once without waiting
915
1.0
Without any delay
310
1.0
Right away without any delay
237
1.0
Immediately without delay
93
2.1
Without delay or at the planned time
49
3.2
Right away without any hesitation
25
3.0
Happening suddenly and without warning
25
5.6
Happen at once without delay
22
3.2
Without delay after something happens
21
3.7
Very quickly and without delay
19
3.5
Very quickly without delay
14
3.0
Immediately without delay
14
1.0
Do something at once without delay
11
7.3
In a quick and efficient way
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
4
5.5
To act immediately and confidently without pausing
3
6.0
Very quickly and without hesitation
2
8.5
Very quickly without delay
Antonyms
How Immediate
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word straightway is easy to remember: it joins straight ('direct') and way ('path'), so it originally meant moving by a direct route. That's why straightway means 'immediately', as if you go straight on with no delay.