At once
At once adverb - Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.
Forthwith
Forthwith adverb - Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.
Usage example: an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
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Synonyms for Forthwith
At once is a synonym for forthwith in immediately topic. You can use "At once" instead an adverb "Forthwith", if it concerns topics such as time. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- straight and at once
- straight and forthwith
- immediately and at once
- immediately and forthwith
- directly and at once
- directly and forthwith
- straight away and at once
- straight away and forthwith
- quickly and at once
- quickly and forthwith
- speedily and at once
- speedily and forthwith
- promptly and at once
- promptly and forthwith
Both terms in one sentence
- Glad to get off so easily, and confused by a hundred duties pressing upon him all at once, he discharges the claim forthwith.
Source: Have A Gay Old Time / Literature
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Forthwith and At once. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/at_once/forthwith
At once & Forthwith. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/at_once/forthwith>.
Forthwith or At once. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/at_once/forthwith.
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