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Another word for direct

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Verb

  1. To have charge of (the affairs of others)

    See also:

    over

  2. To control the course of (an activity)

    See also:

    over

  3. To exercise authority or influence over

    Idioms:
    See also:

    over

  4. To give orders to

    See also:

    words

    over

  5. To devote (oneself or one's efforts)

    See also:

    work

    collect

  6. To show the way to

    See also:

    show

  7. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something

    See also:

    seek

  8. To mark (a written communication) with its destination

    See also:

    start

Adjective

  1. Proceeding or lying in an uninterrupted line or course

    See also:

    straight

  2. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech

    See also:

    show

    clear

  3. Marked by the absence of any intervention

    See also:

    near

    clear

  4. Of unbroken descent or lineage

    See also:

    continue

Adverb

  1. In a direct line

    See also:

    straight

  2. With precision or absolute conformity

    See also:

    precise

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for direct

Modifier

  1. Without divergence

    See also:

    straight

    Antonyms:

  2. Frank

    See also:

    honest

    frank

  3. With nothing or no one intervening

    See also:

    literal

Verb

  1. To show the way

    See also:

    lead

  2. To decide the course of affairs

    See also:

    manage

    command

  3. To teach

    See also:

    teach

    advise

  4. To address

    See also:

    address

  5. To aim

    See also:

    aim

  6. To command

    See also:

    command

  7. To direct one's effort

    See also:

    undertake

    try

    apply-oneself

  8. To write directions on a letter or package

    See also:

    manage

    command

    mark

    address

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

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

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

  • I'll give the man credit for direct eye contact as he answered.

  • The two drinks and lack of a third caused him to be more direct than normal politeness would dictate.

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

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