direction
Way to go
Direction is the course along which something moves or faces, or the point toward which it is oriented.
Which direction is north from here?
The wind changed direction.
Direction extends to guidance or instruction: following directions to assemble furniture, or working under someone's direction.
In film and theater, direction is the creative oversight a director provides to shape a production.
If something is moving in the right direction, it is progressing favorably toward a goal.
Route for traveling
- routePath from A to B
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- wayRoute or method
- trackPath or monitored route
trail · heading · bearing · vector · line · passage · corridor · channel
Device showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- signpostRoadside directional guide
landmark · waypoint · coordinates · latitude · longitude · azimuth · bearing · heading
Arctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- westCardinal direction toward sunset
- upOut of bed
down · left · right · forward · backward · clockwise · counterclockwise · vertical
Inclination toward a behavior
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- movementChange in position
- shiftMovement or work period
- swingSuspended recreational seat
turn · course · current · tide · wind · trajectory · arc · progression
Organizing and directing resources
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- controlAuthority to direct
command · governance · stewardship · coordination · planning · strategy · execution · delegation
Guidance for action
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- counselExpert guidance offered
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
tutoring · teaching · training · supervision · consultation · feedback · recommendations · suggestions
path
Route for traveling
- routePath from A to B
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- wayRoute or method
track · trail · heading · bearing · vector · line · passage · corridor · channel · avenue
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
signpost · landmark · waypoint · coordinates · latitude · longitude · azimuth · bearing · heading · sextant
north
Arctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- westCardinal direction toward sunset
up · down · left · right · forward · backward · clockwise · counterclockwise · vertical · horizontal
tendency
Inclination toward a behavior
swing · turn · course · current · tide · wind · trajectory · arc · progression · development
management
Organizing and directing resources
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
control · command · governance · stewardship · coordination · planning · strategy · execution · delegation · organization
instruction
Guidance for action
mentorship · tutoring · teaching · training · supervision · consultation · feedback · recommendations · suggestions · orders
aim
Purpose or direction
target · ambition · aspiration · motivation · drive · focus · mission · vision · calling · vocation
- motionmotion, movement, velocity, speed, momentum
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- adviceadvice, advise, tips, counsel, guidance
- approachesapproach, approaches, method, methods, way
- aspirationsdream, goals, dreams, purpose, mission
directionmisdirection
Intentional focus manipulation
confusion · indirection · misguidance · disorientation · incomprehension
directionaimlessness
Lack of direction
directionlessness · deviation · wandering · randomness · disorientation
directionleaderlessness
Lacking someone at helm
subordination · followership · abdication · anarchy · obedience
- sense of directionSpatial navigation instinct
- giving directionsExplaining how to arrive
- following directionsAdhering to given instructions
- wrong directionIncorrect path taken
- creative directionGuiding aesthetic vision
- in every directionToward all sides equally
directions, directing, directive, directional, directionless, misdirection, indirection, redirection, directives