Antonyms for straightaway
ˈstreɪt əˌweɪ; -ˈweɪstraight·away

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1. straightaway, straightadjective

   a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

   Antonyms:
   slow

   Synonyms:
   heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight, straight person

2. immediate, prompt, quick, straightawayadverb

   performed with little or no delay

   "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

   Antonyms:
   slow

   Synonyms:
   immediate, warm, fast, prompt, spry, speedy, ready, agile, nimble, quick, flying, contiguous

3. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb

   without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

   "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"

   Antonyms:
   slow

   Synonyms:
   now, at one time, straight, at present, like a shot, instantly, instantaneously, in a flash, at once, outright, nowadays, at a time, today, direct, directly, forthwith, promptly, straight off, right away, flat, immediately

How to use straightaway in a sentence?

1. Davide Capello:

   I touched Davide Capello to see whether I was still in one piece as it was a massive shock, i then called the firemen straightaway and they were the ones who helped me first.

2. Ken Todd:

   I was there, when I saw her thrown off, I couldn’t believe it. I was in shock. I ran over there, and she was just on the floor, and she knew that she’d broken her leg straightaway.

3. Katie Rainsberger:

   The reason that my finish mattered was because all my teammates were passing people in the last straightaway. Every single person was fighting for spots—it wasn’t all me, there were really so many other things that had to fall into the place.

4. Liubov Mikhalchik:

   I realized straightaway that it was a serious injury. you could see the scissors vibrating to the beating of his heart.

5. Emmanuel Macron:

   We will straightaway offer Amazonian countries that signal to us their needs, financial support.

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