Directly
Directly adverb - In a direct line or course.
Obviously and directly are semantically related in explicitly topic. In some cases you can use "Obviously" instead an adverb "Directly".
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Directly and obviously are semantically related in explicitly topic. Sometimes you can use "Directly" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- precisely and directly
- precisely and obviously
- absolutely and directly
- absolutely and obviously
- simply and directly
- simply and obviously
- plainly and directly
- plainly and obviously
- clearly and directly
- clearly and obviously
- expressly and directly
- expressly and obviously
- unequivocally and directly
- unequivocally and obviously
Both words in one sentence
- Beauty. When everyone benefits directly from everyone's work, judgmental attitudes towards activities that do not directly and obviously promote collective economic benefit are likely to be harsher.
- Instead of attacking Taskmaster directly, as he was obviously expecting, I broke into a dance routine.
Source: Crazy Awesome / Comic Books -
Since the fans obviously can't boo directly at creative or management besides the McMahons, they boo the performers instead.
Source: The Scapegoat
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