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Synonyms for right away

  • adverb

Most common

now at once immediately instantly promptly

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Adverb

1. At once — eggcorn of right of way

at once, immediately, instantly, now, forthwith formal, directly, right now, straight away UK IE, straight off, tout de suite informal, incontinently rare

Other

promptly

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    Eggcorn of right of way.

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Right Away or Right Off?

Right away and right off are vigorous conversational expressions in the United States.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • now The odds are against me, so I think I'll quit now.
  • immediately This medicine will cure your headache immediately.
  • instantly When I saw his face, I was instantly on red alert.
  • promptly Would you please replace the broken one promptly?

By length

3 letters
now1
8 letters
directly3, promptly2
9 letters
instantly3, forthwith2
11 letters
immediately5
13 letters
incontinently

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (directly3 = 3 syllables).

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tout de suite