direct path
No detours taken
A direct path is the most straightforward route between two points, without detours or obstacles.
The phrase applies literally to physical routes—We took the direct path through the woods—and figuratively to approaches that avoid complications: There's no direct path to success, but persistence helps.
A direct path implies efficiency and clarity of purpose.
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- straightNot curved or crooked
- straight lineUndeviated continuous path
- beelineMost direct course
- straight shotDirect unimpeded trajectory
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- Nondualitynonduality, oneness, Advaita, Brahman, atman
direct pathscenic route
Road selected for beauty
detour · winding path · meandering path · long way around · winding road
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