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directly

How many syllables in directly?

  3 syllables

Divide directly into syllables:   di-rect-ly
Stressed syllable in directly:   di-rect-ly
How to say directly:

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Synonyms for directly


1 syllable
  • due
  • soon
  • right
  • straight
2 syllables
  • at once
  • bluntly
  • direct
  • forthwith
  • promptly
  • squarely
  • baldly
  • closely
  • firsthand
  • frankly
  • quickly
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • in a straight line
  • straightforwardly
  • without delay
5 syllables
    6 syllables
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    What rhymes with directly

    2 syllables
    • Beckley
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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