Synonyms for direct

Other words for “direct”, grouped by meaning.

We found 53 synonyms for “direct”. The most common are target, aim, place, point, lead.

verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

verb take somebody somewhere

verb cause to go somewhere

Synonymssend

verb point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

verb lead, as in the performance of a composition

Synonymsconductlead

verb specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

Synonymscalculateaim

verb direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

verb put an address on (an envelope)

Synonymsaddress

verb plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

adjective direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short

Oppositesindirect

adjective having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

Synonymsunmediated
Similarimmediate

adjective straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action

Oppositesindirect

adjective in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

Synonymslineal

adjective moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

Oppositesretrograde

adjective similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

Oppositesinverse

adjective (of a current) flowing in one direction only

Oppositesalternating

adjective being an immediate result or consequence

Similarprimary

adjective in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

Synonymsverbatim
Similarexact

adjective lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact

Similarabsolute

adverb without deviation

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University