direct
adjective
[ dɪˈrɛkt ]
• extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.
• "there was no direct flight that day"
Similar:
straight,
undeviating,
unswerving,
shortest,
quickest,
non-stop,
unbroken,
uninterrupted,
straight through,
through,
• without intervening factors or intermediaries.
• "the complications are a direct result of bacteria spreading"
• (of a person or their behaviour) going straight to the point; frank.
• "he is very direct and honest"
Similar:
frank,
straightforward,
honest,
candid,
open,
sincere,
straight,
straight to the point,
blunt,
plain-spoken,
outspoken,
forthright,
downright,
uninhibited,
unreserved,
point blank,
no-nonsense,
matter-of-fact,
bluff,
undiplomatic,
tactless,
not beating around the bush,
speaking as one finds,
explicit,
clear,
plain,
unequivocal,
unambiguous,
unqualified,
categorical,
straight from the shoulder,
upfront,
• perpendicular to a surface; not oblique.
• "a direct butt joint between surfaces of steel"
direct
adverb
• with no one or nothing in between.
• "they seem reluctant to deal with me direct"
direct
verb
• control the operations of; manage or govern.
• "an economic elite directed the nation's affairs"
Similar:
administer,
manage,
run,
control,
govern,
conduct,
handle,
be in charge of,
be in control of,
be in command of,
be the boss of,
lead,
head,
command,
rule,
preside over,
exercise control over,
be responsible for,
be at the helm of,
supervise,
superintend,
oversee,
guide,
regulate,
orchestrate,
coordinate,
engineer,
mastermind,
run the show,
call the shots,
call the tune,
pull the strings,
be in the driving seat,
be in the saddle,
• aim (something) in a particular direction or at a particular person.
• "heating ducts to direct warm air to rear-seat passengers"
Similar:
aim,
point,
level,
address to,
intend for,
mean for,
destine for,
focus on,
train on,
turn on,
fix on,
• give (someone) an official order or authoritative instruction.
• "the judge directed him to perform community service"
Similar:
instruct,
tell,
command,
order,
give orders to,
charge,
call on,
require,
dictate,
adjure,
enjoin,
bid,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin directus, past participle of dirigere, from di- ‘distinctly’ or de- ‘down’ + regere ‘put straight’.
