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adj
roundabout; unintended
Synonyms for indirect
adj
roundabout; unintended
- ambiguousstar
- tortuousstar
- obliquestar
- incidentalstar
- impliedstar
- ancillarystar
- circuitousstar
- collateralstar
- circularstar
- complicatedstar
- contingentstar
- crookedstar
- deviousstar
- discursivestar
- duplicitousstar
- erraticstar
- eventualstar
- longstar
- long-windedstar
- meanderingstar
- obscurestar
- out-of-the-waystar
Antonyms for indirect
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adj. bent, angled
- indirect
- irregular
- kinky
- knurly
- lopsided
- meandering
- misshapen
- not straight
- oblique
- out of shape
- rambling
adj. dishonest, insincere
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