Direct

Quick meaning: Direct is an adjective meaning Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

Meaning

Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

More Meanings

1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
2. Straightforward; sincere.
3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
4. In the line of descent; not collateral.
5. (aviation, travel) Having a single flight number.
6. (astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
7. (political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.

Example Sentences

Be even and direct with me.

a descendant in the direct line

direct nomination; direct legislation

the most direct route between two buildings

Word Forms

• directs
• directing
• directed

Synonyms for direct

Depending on context, synonyms include immediate, explicit, patent, univocal, point, candid.

Antonyms for direct

Common opposites include oblique, inverse, retrograde, collateral, alternating.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include straightforward, directly, forthright, plainspoken, man-to-man, straight.

Related Dictionary Tools