in every direction
Toward all points
In every direction describes movement or extension outward from a central point to all surrounding areas simultaneously.
It suggests completeness of coverage or dispersal: The explosion sent debris flying in every direction.
News of the scandal spread in every direction.
The phrase emphasizes that nothing is excluded—north, south, east, west, up, down, and everywhere between.
- omnidirectionalReceiving from all sides
- dispersingSpreading widely apart
- spreading outExpanding across space
- emanatingIssuing from a source
- radiatingSending out from center
spherical · scattering · interconnected · multidimensional · expanding · panoramic · diffusing · branching · surrounding · all around · all over the place · far and wide · centrifugal · pervasive · comprehensive · holistic · global · encompassing
in every directionstraight ahead
In a line, unchanged direction
aimed · focused · in a straight line · targeted · single-mindedly
in every directioninward
Toward the inside
converging · centripetally · concentrating · gathering · coalescing
in every directionnowhere
Not at any place
limited · contained · restricted · localized · concentrated
every, direction, directions, directional, direct, directly, director, directive, indirect