directly
In straight path
Directly can be used in British English in the same way as as soon as: Did you call the police directly you got here?
Without intermediary
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
- in personBodily present somewhere
- one-on-oneDirect, between two
- individuallyOne at a time
hands-on · personally · intimately · eye-to-eye · up close · privately · confidentially · one-to-one
Without ambiguity
- plainlyIn obvious fashion
- unambiguouslyWithout any possible confusion
- specificallyIn a precise manner
- expresslyStated in direct terms
precisely · unequivocally · straightforwardly · bluntly · frankly · candidly · forthrightly · openly
Without any pause
- promptlyWithout hesitation or delay
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
- forthwithWithout delay
- at onceWithout any delay
right away · without delay · instantaneously · swiftly · rapidly · quickly · speedily · pronto
Not curved or crooked
- unswervinglyWithout changing direction
- as the crow fliesDirect distance, ignoring terrain
- point-to-pointBetween two specific locations
- shortest routeMinimum-distance trajectory
in a straight line · undeviatingly · linear · straightway · unswerving · unbending · unwavering
firsthand
Without intermediary
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
- in personBodily present somewhere
- one-on-oneDirect, between two
individually · hands-on · personally · intimately · eye-to-eye · up close · privately · confidentially · one-to-one
clearly
Without ambiguity
- plainlyIn obvious fashion
- unambiguouslyWithout any possible confusion
- specificallyIn a precise manner
expressly · precisely · unequivocally · straightforwardly · bluntly · frankly · candidly · forthrightly · openly · outright
instantly
Without any pause
- promptlyWithout hesitation or delay
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
- forthwithWithout delay
at once · right away · without delay · instantaneously · swiftly · rapidly · quickly · speedily · pronto · stat
straight
Not curved or crooked
- unswervinglyWithout changing direction
- as the crow fliesDirect distance, ignoring terrain
- point-to-pointBetween two specific locations
in a straight line · shortest route · undeviatingly · linear · straightway · unswerving · unbending · unwavering
- Right Awaynow, instantly, immediately, promptly, forthwith
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- Southern dialecty'all, fixin to, bless your heart, reckon, howdy
- Confidentlyboldly, firmly, surely, certainly, decisively
- in summaryin short, in brief, in sum, briefly, succinctly
- mental adverbsmentally, cognitively, consciously, unconsciously, subconsciously
directlyindirectly
Via intermediate means
circuitously · tortuously · deviously · meanderingly · crookedly
directlylater
At a subsequent time
eventually · subsequently · tardily · slowly · gradually
directlyevasively
Avoiding direct response
indirectly · circuitously · equivocally · diplomatically · obliquely
- sense of directionSpatial navigation instinct
- direct sunlightUnobstructed solar rays
- direct hitStrike exactly on target
- director generalHighest-ranking organizational leader
- wrong directionIncorrect path taken
- direct messagePrivate online communication
direct, direction, director, indirect, directive, indirectly, redirect, directness, undirected