Synonyms for forthwith
- adverb
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Adverb
1. Immediately
immediately, at once, right away, instantly, now, right now, straight away UK IE, pronto informal, right off, instantaneously, this instant, straight off, straight, instanter, directly dated, incontinently dated
Other
forthwithal dated
Definitions
- adv. 1
Without delay; immediately.
Example sentences
- immediately This medicine will cure your headache immediately.
- instantly When I saw his face, I was instantly on red alert.
- instantaneously Being vaporized instantaneously wouldn't be so bad.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| forthwith | falling | |
| immediately | steady | |
| instantly | rising | |
| instantaneously | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- now1
- 6 letters
- pronto2
- 8 letters
- straight1, directly3
- 9 letters
- instantly3, instanter
- 11 letters
- immediately5, forthwithal
- 13 letters
- incontinently
- 15 letters
- instantaneously6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pronto2 = 2 syllables).