direct

Synonyms: address, advise, bid, charge, command, deliver, dictate, enjoin, give directions, give orders, inform, instruct, lecture, order, read, tell, warn

Antonyms: misguide, mislead

point in a direction; guide

honest

Synonyms: absolute, bald, blunt, candid, categorical, downright, explicit, express, forthright, frank, matter-of-fact, open, outspoken, person-to-person, plain, plainspoken, point-blank, sincere, straight, straightforward, straight from the shoulder, talk turkey, unambiguous, unconcealed, undisguised, unequivocal, unreserved

Antonyms: devious, dishonest, indirect, wily

undeviating; uninterrupted

Synonyms: beeline, continuous, even, horizontal, in bee line, in straight line, linear, nonstop, not crooked, point-blank, right, shortest, straight, straight ahead, straightaway, through, true, unbroken, unswerving

Antonyms: changing, deviating, indirect, intermittent, interrupted, varying

face-to-face; next to

Synonyms: contiguous, firsthand, head-on, immediate, lineal, next, personal, primary, prompt, proximate, resultant, succeeding

Antonyms: indirect

manage, oversee

Synonyms: administer, advise, be in the driver’s seat, boss, call the shots, carry on, conduct, control, control the affairs of, dispose, dominate, govern, guide, handle, have the say, head up, influence, keep, lead, operate, ordain, preside over, quarterback, regulate, rule, run, run the show, run things, shepherd, superintend, supervise, take the reins

Antonyms: misguide, mismanage, neglect

give instructions; teach

Synonyms: address, aim, beam, cast, conduct, escort, fix, focus, head, incline, indicate, intend, lay, lead, level, mean, move in, pilot, point, point the way, present, route, see, set, shepherd, show, sight, sight on, slant, steer, target, train, turn, zero in

Antonyms: diverge, misdirect

send, usually by mail system

Synonyms: address, designate, inscribe, label, mail, mark, route, superscribe

put all of efforts toward

Synonyms: address, aim, apply, bend, buckle down, devote, endeavor, fix, give, set, settle, strive, throw, try, turn

She directed the telescope toward a distant star.

a direct route

a direct line

We must find a more direct way of helping the poor.

direct contact

a direct flight from London to Tehran

direct knowledge

We have no direct communication with the flooded areas.

a direct answer

He is the direct opposite of his brother.

a direct quotation

She directs a huge company.

the archeologist directing the excavations

The janitor directed me to the minister's office.

All eyes were directed toward me.

X rays which are directed through a portion of the body.

He directed his remarks to foreign reporters.

to direct one's attention at something

The letter was directed to me.

I directed them to prepare for departure.

He has directed many plays.

Mr. Mahmoody will direct the orchestra.

direct ratio

a direct heir

my direct ancestors

direct debit

direct elections