Indirect Synonyms and Antonyms
ĭn'dĭ-rĕkt', -dī-
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Synonyms for Indirect
Likely to happen as a result or concomitant
Indirect; circuitous:
Suffered, performed, or experienced by one person as a substitute for another; indirect; in surrogate.
Not straightforward; devious; specif., deceitful or tricky
The definition of disingenuous is insincere, deceptive or misleading.
Turning away from what is right, true, etc.
The definition of something that is subtle is an indirect or very small distinction when comparing two things or ideas.
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Not direct or to the point.
Having the form of a zigzag
Turned back
The definition of evasive is someone or something that is tricky or hard to catch.
Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct:
(Linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
Lacking light; dim; dark; murky
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Lengthy and digressive:
The definition of long winded is someone who talks on and on, often to the point of becoming boring, or extended talking or stories that are being told.
Of or relating to secondary schools.
(Nautical) Equipped with a motor as well as sails.
Of something that is inferred, rather than plainly expressed.
The definition of oblique is slanted or tilted direction. It also refers to something that is misleading or not straight to the point.
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Difficult to understand; recondite:
Circuitous; roundabout:
Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose.
The definition of circumstantial is something that is less important, or something with a full account of details.
Accompanying or existing in a subordinate, corroborative, or indirect relationship
The definition of deceitful is someone or something intentionally untruthful or intended to mislead.
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Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
Tending to mislead; deceptive.
Obtained, derived, or borrowed from another; not original.
Evilly cunning or subtle; treacherous
Able to accomplish what is needed; resourceful.
Furtive; surreptitious.
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(Sports) Executed with the hand brought forward and up from below the level of the shoulder; underarm:
An ambiguous word, statement, etc.
The design of or a detailed plan for an electric circuit.
A roundabout, indirect, or lengthy way of expressing something; periphrasis
circumstantiality
The quality of being circumstantial
The state or quality of being deceitful.
A roundabout way or course, especially a road used temporarily instead of a main route.
An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
sinuosity
The quality or condition of being sinuous.
The quality or condition of being tortuous; twistedness or crookedness.
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.
Directed to the side, as a glance
Of, or relating to a subsidy
Following as an effect, result, or conclusion; consequent.
Being in a middle position.
The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.
The definition of out of the way refers to someplace that is not conveniently located, that is not located near the action or that is off the beaten path.
(Prosody) Requiring a relatively long time to pronounce
Away from a main road or course; distant or removed.
Full of or displaying sexual desire:
The definition of underhanded is sneaky or deceitful.
Antonyms for Indirect
Being of unbroken descent; lineal:
Acting or occurring without the interposition of another agency or object; direct:
Forthright and unreserved in expression:
Not altered, embellished, or modified:
The definition of straightforward is honest, direct and to the point.
Derived from or relating to a particular line of descent; hereditary.
Find another word for indirect. In this page you can discover 73 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for indirect, like: incidental, roundabout, vicarious, tortuous, disingenuous, aberrant, subtle, circuitous, zigzag, backhanded and evasive.
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