Synonyms for straightaway
ˈstreɪt əˌweɪ; -ˈweɪstraight·away

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. straightaway, straightadjective

   a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

   Synonyms:
   heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight, straight person

   Antonyms:
   slow

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   slow

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

   Antonyms:
   slow

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "straightaway":

   immediately

How to pronounce straightaway?

How to say straightaway in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use straightaway in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Lucy Beck:

   She was absolutely turning around straightaway to go back and volunteer, should it come that she (is) needed to fight, she was willing to do whatever it took, I guess, to stay and help the people in Ukraine rather than choosing to leave and go somewhere safe.

4. 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.

5. The Seoul-born Ko:

   At that time, I had glasses and the moment I opened the door and went out my glasses just fogged up straightaway, i was like, 'man', obviously this is like going to freeze up the whole time.