direct
Guide the action
Direct means straight, without deviation or intermediary.
A direct route takes you there without detours.
A direct answer addresses the question without evasion.
Direct sunlight reaches you unobstructed.
To direct is to guide or aim: direct traffic, direct a film, direct your attention.
A director oversees; directions tell you how to get somewhere or how to proceed.
Someone who is direct speaks plainly, without softening or hedging—a quality that can be refreshing or blunt depending on context.
Methodical arrangement or request
- instructConvey knowledge or orders
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- dictateGive orders imperiously
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
decree · charge · bid · enjoin · prescribe · assign · commission · authorize
Open and direct
- candidHonest and direct
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
honest · plain · explicit · unambiguous · clear · transparent · outspoken · upfront
Not curved or crooked
- nonstopWithout pause or break
- expressState or fast train
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
beeline · shortest · quickest · point-to-point · through · mainline · undeviating · unswerving
Exact location or meaning
- targetObject of pursuit
- focusConcentrated attention point
- orientAlign to surroundings
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
level · channel · guide · steer · turn · angle · position · align
One who makes movies
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- shootDischarge or capture
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- productionMaking or generating something
cast · scene · actor · screenplay · camera · auteur · vision · blockbuster
order
Methodical arrangement or request
- instructConvey knowledge or orders
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- dictateGive orders imperiously
mandate · decree · charge · bid · enjoin · prescribe · assign · commission · authorize · delegate
frank
Open and direct
- candidHonest and direct
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
straightforward · honest · plain · explicit · unambiguous · clear · transparent · outspoken · upfront · plainspoken
straight
Not curved or crooked
- nonstopWithout pause or break
- expressState or fast train
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
shortcut · beeline · shortest · quickest · point-to-point · through · mainline · undeviating · unswerving · linear
point
Exact location or meaning
train · level · channel · guide · steer · turn · angle · position · align · vector
filmmaker
One who makes movies
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- shootDischarge or capture
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
production · cast · scene · actor · screenplay · camera · auteur · vision · blockbuster · indie
directindirect
Not straight or immediate
circuitous · roundabout · winding · meandering · tortuous
directindirect
Not straight or immediate
evasive · roundabout · oblique · circuitous · equivocal
directindirect
Not straight or immediate
secondhand · mediated · vicarious · derivative · remote
- sense of directionSpatial navigation instinct
- giving directionsExplaining how to arrive
- direct sunlightUnobstructed solar rays
- direct hitStrike exactly on target
- director generalHighest-ranking organizational leader
- following directionsAdhering to given instructions
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