Direct Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-rĕkt, dī-
With nothing or no one intervening
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. immediate
  2. firsthand
  3. unmediated
  4. close
  5. personal
  6. primary
  7. verbatim
  8. diphyletic
  9. unidirectional
Antonyms:
  1. inverse
  2. alternating
To exercise authority or influence over
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. control
  2. dominate
  3. govern
  4. rule
To show the way
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. lead
  2. conduct
  3. show
  4. guide
  5. steer
  6. pilot
  7. escort
  8. address
  9. administer
  10. aim
  11. blank
  12. blunt
  13. candid
  14. clear
  15. compendious
  16. control
  17. send
  18. route
  19. converge
  20. even
  21. focus
  22. frank
  23. shepherd
  24. govern
  25. honest
  26. immediate
  27. instruct
  28. lineal
  29. take
  30. manage
  31. nonstop
  32. orientate
  33. usher
  34. point
  35. point-blank
  36. regulate
  37. straight
  38. straightforward
  39. superintend
  40. superscribe
  41. supervise
  42. utter
To command
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. command
  2. bid
  3. order
  4. charge
  5. enjoin
  6. instruct
  7. tell
Proceeding or lying in an uninterrupted line or course
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. straight
  2. straightforward
  3. through
To write directions on a letter or package
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. inscribe
  2. label
  3. designate
Of unbroken descent or lineage
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. lineal
In a direct line
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. straight
  2. directly
  3. dead
  4. due
  5. right
  6. straightaway
With precision or absolute conformity
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. bang
  2. dead
  3. directly
  4. exactly
  5. fair
  6. flush
  7. just
  8. precisely
  9. right
  10. smack
  11. square
  12. squarely
  13. straight
  14. smack-dab
To concentrate or focus (one's sight or attention, for example) on a particular object or activity.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. aim
To supervise or oversee (an activity or process):
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. conduct

Words Related to Direct

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Direct Sentence Examples

  • Finally she ducked her head and came to the direct point.

  • The underworld doesn't have direct sunlight.

  • His direct look managed to stir what part of her wasn't already desperate.

  • At the very least, perhaps they might be able to direct her to the help she so obviously needed.

  • He didn't respond, and she thought it best to direct her energy to walking rather than talking.

More Sentences