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synonym (synonym of direct)

  • (verb.competition)
    aim, place, point, target
    intend (something) to move towards a certain goal (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.social)
    head, lead
    be in charge of (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    conduct, guide, lead, take
    take somebody somewhere (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    send
    cause to go somewhere (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    aim, take, take aim, train
    point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    conduct, lead
    lead, as in the performance of a composition (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    aim, calculate
    specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    channelise, channelize, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
    direct the course; determine the direction of travelling (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    address
    put an address on (an envelope) (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    engineer, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize
    plan and direct (a complex undertaking) (verb.cognition)
     
  • (adj.all)
    unmediated
    having no intervening persons, agents, conditions (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    lineal
    in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    verbatim
    in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker (adj.all)
     
  • (adv.all)
    directly, straight
    without deviation (adv.all)
     

antonym (antonym of direct)

  • (adj.all)
    alternating
    (of a current) reversing direction (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    indirect
    not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    collateral, indirect
    descended from a common ancestor but through different lines (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    retrograde
    moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    inverse
    opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity (adj.all)
     

also (also)

  • cause to go somewhere (verb.motion)
    can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
    terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    dismiss, drop, send away, send packing
    stop associating with (verb.social)
     
  • direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short (adj.all)
    straight
    having no deviations (adj.all)
     
  • in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all)
    related
    connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage (adj.all)
     
  • straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action (adj.all)
    honest, honorable
    not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent (adj.all)
     

similar (similar with direct)

  • being an immediate result or consequence (adj.all)
    primary
    of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary (adj.all)
     
  • direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short (adj.all)
    door-to-door
    (of e.g. journeys or deliveries) direct from point of origin to point of destination (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    nonstop
    (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    point-blank
    close enough to go straight to the target (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    straightforward
    pointed directly ahead (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    undeviating, unswerving
    going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    through
    (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes (adj.all)
     
  • having no intervening persons, agents, conditions (adj.all)
    immediate
    having no intervening medium (adj.all)
     
  • in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all)
    matrilineal, matrilinear
    based on or tracing descent through the female line (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    patrilineal, patrilinear
    based on or tracing descent through the male line (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    unilateral
    tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only (adj.all)
     
  • in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker (adj.all)
    exact
    marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact (adj.all)
     
  • lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact (adj.all)
    absolute
    perfect or complete or pure (adj.all)
     
  • straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action (adj.all)
    bluff
    bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
    characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    brutal
    disagreeably direct and precise (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    flat-footed
    without reservation (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    man-to-man
    forthright and honest (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    no-nonsense
    not tolerating irrelevancies (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    plain, unvarnished
    free from any effort to soften to disguise (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    pointed
    direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    square, straight, straightforward
    without evasion or compromise (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    upfront
    frank and honest (adj.all)
     

hypernym (direct IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • be in charge of (verb.social)
    care, deal, handle, manage
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (verb.social)
     
  • cause to go somewhere (verb.motion)
    displace, move
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
     
  • command with authority (verb.communication)
    enjoin, order, say, tell
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority (verb.communication)
     
  • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling (verb.motion)
    command, control
    exercise authoritative control or power over (verb.social)
     
  • give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction (verb.communication)
    apprise, apprize, instruct
    make aware of (verb.communication)
     
  • guide the actors in (plays and films) (verb.creation)
    create, make
    make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation)
     
  • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal (verb.competition)
    aim, direct, take, take aim, train
    point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards (verb.competition)
     
  • lead, as in the performance of a composition (verb.creation)
    do, execute, perform
    carry out or perform an action (verb.creation)
     
  • plan and direct (a complex undertaking) (verb.cognition)
    plan
    make plans for something (verb.cognition)
     
  • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards (verb.competition)
    position
    cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation (verb.motion)
     
  • put an address on (an envelope) (verb.communication)
    label
    assign a label to; designate with a label (verb.communication)
     
  • specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public (verb.cognition)
    designate, destine, intend, specify
    design or destine (verb.cognition)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF direct relation)

  • be in charge of (verb.social)
    give, have, hold, make, throw
    organize or be responsible for (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.social)
    guide, steer
    be a guiding or motivating force or drive (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    head, lead
    be in charge of (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    operate, run
    direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    administer
    direct the taking of (verb.social)
     
  • cause to go somewhere (verb.motion)
    cast, contrive, project, throw
    put or send forth (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    divert
    send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    route
    send via a specific route (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    refer
    send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    airt, redirect
    channel into a new direction (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    blow
    cause air to go in, on, or through (verb.motion)
     
  • command with authority (verb.communication)
    stet
    printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative) (verb.communication)
     
  • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling (verb.motion)
    dock
    maneuver into a dock (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    sheer
    cause to sheer (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    pull over
    steer a vehicle to the side of the road (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    helm
    be at or take the helm of (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    crab
    direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    navigate
    direct carefully and safely (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    stand out
    steer away from shore, of ships (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    starboard
    turn to the right, of helms or rudders (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    conn
    conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    navigate, pilot
    act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    canalise, canalize, channel
    direct the flow of (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    corner, tree
    force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    park
    maneuver a vehicle into a parking space (verb.motion)
     
  • give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction (verb.communication)
    talk down
    direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    point the way
    indicate the right path or direction (verb.communication)
     
  • guide the actors in (plays and films) (verb.creation)
    stage direct
    direct for the stage (verb.creation)
     
  • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal (verb.competition)
    address
    direct a question at someone (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    home in, range in, zero in
    direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids (verb.competition)
     
  • plan and direct (a complex undertaking) (verb.cognition)
    choreograph
    plan and oversee the development and details of (verb.cognition)
     
  • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards (verb.competition)
    aim, direct, place, point, target
    intend (something) to move towards a certain goal (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    draw a bead on
    aim with a gun (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    hold
    aim, point, or direct (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    turn
    direct at someone (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    swing
    hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    charge, level, point
    direct into a position for use (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    level
    aim at (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    sight
    take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) (verb.perception)
     
  • put an address on (an envelope) (verb.communication)
    misaddress, misdirect
    put a wrong address on (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    instrument
    address a legal document to (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    re-address
    put a new address on (an envelope), as for forwarding (verb.communication)
     
  • take somebody somewhere (verb.motion)
    beacon
    guide with a beacon (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    hand
    guide or conduct or usher somewhere (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    lead astray, misdirect, misguide, mislead
    lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    show, usher
    take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums (verb.motion)
     

cause (cause to relations of direct)

  • be in charge of (verb.social)
    act, move
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social)
     

attribute (direct is an attribute of ....)

  • direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short (adj.all)
    directness, straightness
    trueness of course toward a goal (noun.attribute)
     

verb group (direct is verb group of ....)

  • lead, as in the performance of a composition (verb.creation)
    conduct
    lead musicians in the performance of (verb.creation)
     

pertainym (of or pertaining to (meaning relating to))

  • without deviation (adv.all)
    direct
    direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    straight
    having no deviations (adj.all)
     

derivation (.... is derived from direct)

  • be in charge of (verb.social)
    director, manager, managing director
    someone who controls resources and expenditures (noun.person)
     
  • being an immediate result or consequence (adj.all)
    directness, straightness
    trueness of course toward a goal (noun.attribute)
     
  • cause to go somewhere (verb.motion)
    sending
    the act of causing something to go (especially messages) (noun.act)
     
  • command with authority (verb.communication)
    directive
    a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity (noun.communication)
     
  • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling (verb.motion)
    maneuver, manoeuvre, play
    a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    steerage, steering
    the act of steering a ship (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    canalisation, canalization, channelisation, channelization
    management through specified channels of communication (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    guidance, steering
    the act of guiding or showing the way (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    head, headway
    forward movement (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.group)
    head
    the front of a military formation or procession (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.location)
    forefront, head
    the part in the front or nearest the viewer (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    aim, bearing, heading
    the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.person)
    guide
    someone who shows the way by leading or advising (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    helmsman, steerer, steersman
    the person who steers a ship (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    maneuverer, manoeuvrer
    a person skilled in maneuvering (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    guide, usher
    someone employed to conduct others (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    maneuverable, manoeuvrable
    capable of maneuvering or changing position (adj.all)
     
  • guide the actors in (plays and films) (verb.creation)
    director, theater director, theatre director
    someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show (noun.person)
     
  • in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all)
    ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock
    the descendants of one individual (noun.group)
     
  • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal (verb.competition)
    aim
    the action of directing something at an object (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    aim, object, objective, target
    the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.location)
    place, spot, topographic point
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.person)
    fair game, prey, quarry, target
    a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence (noun.person)
     
  • lead, as in the performance of a composition (verb.creation)
    conducting
    the direction of an orchestra or choir (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    lead
    a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead') (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    conductor, director, music director
    the person who leads a musical group (noun.person)
     
  • plan and direct (a complex undertaking) (verb.cognition)
    organisation, organization
    the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    orchestration
    an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.group)
    administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization
    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.person)
    applied scientist, engineer, technologist
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    labor organizer, organiser, organizer
    someone who enlists workers to join a union (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    conceiver, mastermind, originator
    someone who creates new things (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    directing, directional, directive, guiding
    showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on (adj.all)
     
  • put an address on (an envelope) (verb.communication)
    address, destination, name and address
    written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.location)
    address
    the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.person)
    addressee
    one to whom something is addressed (noun.person)
     
  • straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action (adj.all)
    candidness, candor, candour, directness, forthrightness, frankness
    the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech (noun.attribute)
     
  • take somebody somewhere (verb.motion)
    leader
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others (noun.person)
     

domain category (direct is domain category of ....)

  • (of a current) flowing in one direction only (adj.all)
    electricity
    a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons (noun.phenomenon)
     
  • guide the actors in (plays and films) (verb.creation)
    performing arts
    arts or skills that require public performance (noun.cognition)
     
  • lead, as in the performance of a composition (verb.creation)
    music
    musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act)
     
  • moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth (adj.all)
    astronomy, uranology
    the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition)
     
  • similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity (adj.all)
    math, mathematics, maths
    a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement (noun.cognition)
     
synonym antonym also similar hypernym hyponym cause aim place head lead conduct guide indirect alternating inverse retrograde collateral can dismiss drop send away straight honest absolute door-to-door nonstop point-blank straightforward plan designate enjoin order apprise apprize choreograph stet talk down point the way misaddress misdirect act move
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