Directly

//dɪˈɹɛk(t).li//

Synonyms for "directly" (182 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Adverb(2 words)
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Strong matches (54)

Related words (91)

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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derived

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derived from

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has context

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related to

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Translations

130 translations across 36 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • αὐτίκα adv (in a direct manner)

Arabic

1 entries
  • مُبَاشَرَةً adv (in a direct manner)

Armenian

4 entries
  • ուղիղ adv (in a direct manner)
  • ուղիղ adv (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity)
  • ուղիղ adv (exactly; just)
  • ուղղակի adv (in a straightforward way)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • birbaşa adv (in a direct manner)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • беспасрэ́дна adv (in a straightforward way)
  • беспасярэ́дне adv (in a straightforward way)
  • наўпро́ст adv (in a direct manner)
  • непасрэ́дна adv (in a straightforward way)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ведна́га adv (soon; next; when it becomes convenient)
  • дире́ктно adv (in a direct manner)
  • напра́во adv (in a direct manner)
  • непосре́дствено adv (in a straightforward way)

Catalan

3 entries
  • directament adv (in a direct manner)
  • directament adv (in a straightforward way)
  • directament adv (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity)

Central Kurdish

2 entries
  • یەکسەر adv (in a direct manner)
  • یەکسەر adv (exactly; just)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 徑直 /径直 adv (in a direct manner)
  • 直 adv (in a direct manner)
  • 直接 adv (in a direct manner)

Czech

1 entries
  • přímo adv (in a direct manner)

Dutch

4 entries
  • dadelijk adv (soon; next; when it becomes convenient)
  • direct adv (in a direct manner)
  • direct adv (in a straightforward way)
  • direct adv (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • direkte adv (in a direct manner)
  • rekte adv (in a direct manner)

Estonian

2 entries
  • otse adv (in a direct manner)
  • otse adv (in a straightforward way)

Finnish

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  • aivan adv (exactly; just)
  • suoraan adv (in a direct manner)
  • suoraan adv (in a straightforward way)
  • suoraan adv (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity)

French

1 entries
  • directement adv (in a direct manner)

Galician

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  • ao dereito adv (in a direct manner)
  • directamente adv (in a direct manner)

German

3 entries
  • direkt adv (in a direct manner)
  • gerade adv (in a direct manner)
  • unmittelbar adv (in a straightforward way)

Greek

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  • άμεσα adv (in a straightforward way)
  • άμεσα adv (soon; next; when it becomes convenient)
  • ακριβώς adv (exactly; just)
  • απευθείας adv (soon; next; when it becomes convenient)

Irish

4 entries
  • go díreach adv (in a direct manner)
  • go díreach adv (in a straightforward way)
  • go díreach adv (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity)
  • go díreach adv (exactly; just)

Italian

2 entries
  • direttamente adv (in a direct manner)
  • direttamente adv (in a straightforward way)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 直接に adv (in a direct manner)

Korean

1 entries
  • 직접 adv (in a direct manner)

Latin

2 entries
  • rēctā adv (in a direct manner)
  • rēctā adv (in a straightforward way)

Latvian

1 entries
  • tieši adv (in a direct manner)

Māori

1 entries
  • kotahi atu adv (in a direct manner)

Norman

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  • directément adv (in a direct manner)

Occitan

1 entries
  • directament adv (in a direct manner)

Polish

2 entries
  • bezpośrednio adv (in a straightforward way)
  • wprost adv (in a direct manner)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • diretamente adv (in a direct manner)
  • diretamente adv (in a straightforward way)
  • diretamente adv (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity)

Romanian

1 entries
  • direct adv (in a direct manner)

Russian

4 entries
  • без обиняко́в adv (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity)
  • вско́ре adv (soon; next; when it becomes convenient)
  • напряму́ю adv (in a direct manner)
  • напряму́ю adv (in a straightforward way)

Slovak

4 entries
  • hneď adv (soon; next; when it becomes convenient)
  • na rovinu adv (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity)
  • na rovinu adv (straightforwardly; honestly)
  • priamo adv (in a direct manner)

Spanish

4 entries
  • dentro de poco adv (soon; next; when it becomes convenient)
  • directamente adv (in a direct manner)
  • directe adv (in a direct manner)
  • en breve adv (soon; next; when it becomes convenient)

Swedish

1 entries
  • direkt adv (in a direct manner)

Turkish

4 entries
  • direkt adv (in a direct manner)
  • direkt adv (in a straightforward way)
  • direktman adv (in a direct manner)
  • direktman adv (in a straightforward way)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • безпосере́дньо adv (in a straightforward way)
  • впрост adv (in a direct manner)
  • пря́мо adv (in a direct manner)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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As a rule, I prefer people who deal with matters of this kind directly with those involved.

Source: tatoeba (21811)

The English ambassador demanded to meet with the President directly.

Source: tatoeba (26128)

Mayuko came directly home.

Source: tatoeba (32388)

A gust of wind blew a shower of rain directly into my face.

Source: tatoeba (35873)

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