As a rule, I prefer people who deal with matters of this kind directly with those involved.
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Directly
/dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/
Synonyms for "directly" (207 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Adverb(6 words)
absolutelyafter a whileall joking asideanonapaceas the crow fliesat onceawaybefore longbetimesblufflybluntlybroadlybrusquelyby and bycandidlycompletelydeaddead aheaddecisively
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Noun(2 words)
clear explanationdirect rule era
Verb(1 words)
clear up confusion
Adverb(3 words)
Adjective(2 words)
danish statecht
Strong matches (62)
exactlyexpeditiouslyexpresslyfacefaithfullyflushforthrightforthwithfranklyfullgenuinelyhastilyimmediatelyin a beelinein a momentin a whilein all consciencein all respectsin all seriousnessin due course
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in due timein every respectin linein line within no timein plain englishin plain wordsinstantaneouslyinstanterinstantlyipsissimis verbisjustliterallyliteratimmomentarily
Adverb(4 words)
Noun(8 words)
face to facefirsthand reportfoursquarego straighthands on task appealinlinemore communicatedmost directly
Adverb(12 words)
Verb(1 words)
go ahead cue
Related words (103)
Determiner(1 words)
most everyday
Adverb(14 words)
most linear kinetic energynowplainlyprosilyright awaysimplystraight offstraightawaythereforethustrenchantlytshirtilyunembellishedlyunflinchingly
Noun(5 words)
most single-stageplainly writtensow directlystate clearlytell firsthand
naturallyon the beamon the instanton the spoton the straightonceopenheartedlyopenlyoutrightoutspokenlypdqplain-spokenlyplainlyplumbplumppoint blankpoint-blankpositivelypreciselypresently
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pretty damned quickpromptlyprontoquicklyrightright awayright offrigidlyrigorouslyroundlyshortlyshouldersincerelyslapsmartlysoonspeedilysquaresquarelystraightstraight acrossstraight aheadstraightawaystraightforwardstraightforwardlystraightforwardsstraightlystraightwaystrictlysubitosummarilyswiftlyto the letterunaffectedlyunassuminglyunconstrainedlyundeviatinglyunerringlyunpretentiouslyunreservedlyunrestrainedlyunswervinglyunveeringlyverballyverbatimverbatim et litteratimwhenwith all speedwith no nonsensewithout delaywithout further delayword by wordword for word
Adjective(2 words)
outrightstraight piece
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More general
4 entriesadverb of mannercausal adverbdirectional adverbspatial adverb
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8 entriesCollocations
6 entriesdirectly afterdirectly north ofdirectly oppositedirectly proportionaldirectly relateddirectly south of
Inflections
2 entriesmore directlymost directly
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
24 total sentences available.
The English ambassador demanded to meet with the President directly.
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Mayuko came directly home.
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A gust of wind blew a shower of rain directly into my face.
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