Synonyms for directly
dɪˈrɛkt li, daɪ-di·rect·ly

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1. directlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

2. directlyadverb

   As soon as.

   He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

3. directlyadverb

   I'm sick of asking you to fire him, I'll just do it directly.

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

4. directlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

5. directlyadverb

   It's directly across the street

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

6. directlyadverb

   He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

7. directlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

8. directlyadverb

   We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

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1. directly

   The strong and general human tendency to procrastination is shown in the progressive weakening of the various words in this group. Immediately primarily signifies without the intervention of anything as a medium, hence without the intervention of any, even the briefest, interval or lapse of time. By and by, which was once a synonym, has become an antonym of immediately, meaning at some (perhaps remote) future time. Directly, which once meant with no intervening time, now means after some little while; presently no longer means in this very present, but before very long. Even immediately is sliding from its instantaneousness, so that we are fain to substitute at once, instantly, etc., when we would make promptness emphatic. Right away and right off are vigorous conversational expressions in the United States.

   Synonyms:
   at once, forthwith, immediately, instanter, instantly, now, presently, right away, right off, straightway, this instant, without delay

   Antonyms:
   after a while, by and by, hereafter, in the future, some time

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1. directly

   Synonyms:
   straightly, straightway, immediately, undeviatingly, at once, promptly, quickly, instantly

   Antonyms:
   indirectly, by-and-by, interveniently

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1. directly, straight, directadverb

   without deviation

   "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

   Synonyms:
   at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwith

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

2. directlyadverb

   without anyone or anything intervening

   "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly"

   Synonyms:
   at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwith

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

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!"

   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, forthwith, promptly, straight off, straightaway, right away, flat, immediately

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

4. directly, flat, straightadverb

   in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly

   "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"

   Synonyms:
   at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwith

   Antonyms:
   indirectly

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1. directlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   in a straight line, in a straight course

2. directlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   expressly, absolutely, unambiguously, openly, without circumlocution

3. directlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   immediately, quickly, promptly, speedily, soon, presently, forthwith, instantly, INSTANTER, in a short time, without delay

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1. directlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   diametrically, immediately

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1. List of paraphrases for "directly":

   direct, straight, immediately, squarely, first-hand, immediate, outright

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1. Elijah Cummings:

   The committee needs to hear directly from the heads of these agencies as soon as possible in light of the almost daily reports of abuse and defiance.

2. Ipsos Research Director Tibor Zavecz:

   The plan of the Internet tax countered that image and looked directly painful, Their protest was based on that direct impact rather than on principles.

3. Russ Vought:

   As President Trump's budget director, I saw first-hand how taxpayer money goes to fund activities that are immoral and deeply offensive to the American people, many NGOs openly encourage the flaunting of our border and immigration laws, providing 'how-to' guidance on how to come to the United States illegally, and then reward such activity by facilitating and funding housing, food, utilities, and legal support. The net effect of these activities either directly promotes or provides cover for human trafficking operations, and the exploitation of men, women, and children at the border under the guise of ‘helping’ migrants.

4. Aaron Peña:

   We feel Democratic Party directly, our schools are being overcrowded because we're required to take all persons, not necessarily all citizens. Our hospitals are overburdened. Our health care is in jeopardy because many of the people who come are carrying illnesses, and they're released into the community.

5. The Attorney General Office:

   At this point, we don't have information that indicates that the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) isn't working as intended on our end when it comes to the ability to access information regarding individuals entered into the system. Generally speaking, law enforcement are able to access information about an individual's probation or parole status by directly querying the supervised release file via CLETS upon the arrest or detention of an individual who is suspected of having committed a crime. That information should be available immediately upon being queried.