Directly
Directly adverb - In the same words.
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Literally and directly are semantically related in straightforwardly topic. In some cases you can use "Literally" instead the word "Directly" as an adverb or an adjective.
Literally
Literally adverb - (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration.
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Synonyms for Literally
Directly and literally are semantically related in exactly topic. You can use "Directly" instead the word "Literally" as an adverb or an adjective.
Nearby Words: literal, literalism
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Even when the power of love is not literally and directly responsible, the scene is often set such that the audience is left with the impression that it was "really responsible".
Source: The Power of Love - It Follows is about a sexually-transmitted supernatural stalker, so having sex with the wrong person literally and directly makes you the Follower's next victim.
Source: Death by Sex -
In Half-Life the Nihilanth doesn't do anything against Gordon directly until he's literally right in front of it.
Source: Orcus on His Throne
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Literally and Directly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/directly/literally
Directly & Literally. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/directly/literally>.
Literally or Directly. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/directly/literally.
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