direct

Strongest matches

blunt, candid, explicit, forthright, sincere, straightforward, unambiguous, unequivocal

Strong matches

bald, express, frank, open, plain, straight

Weak matches

categorical, downright, matter-of-fact, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight from the shoulder, talk turkey, unconcealed, undisguised, unreserved

Strongest match

continuous

Strong matches

even, right, straight, true

Weak matches

beeline, horizontal, in bee line, in straight line, linear, nonstop, not crooked, point-blank, shortest, straight ahead, straightaway, through, unbroken, unswerving

Strongest matches

immediate, person-to-person, personal

Strong matches

lineal, prompt, succeeding

Weak matches

contiguous, firsthand, head-on, next, primary, proximate, resultant

Strongest matches

advise, conduct, control, guide, handle, keep, lead, operate, run, supervise

Strong matches

administer, boss, dispose, dominate, govern, influence, ordain, quarterback, regulate, rule, shepherd, superintend

Weak matches

be in the driver's seat, call the shots, carry on, control the affairs of, have the say, head up, preside over, run the show, run things, take the reins

Strongest matches

address, advise, command, deliver, inform, instruct, order, tell, warn

Strong matches

bid, charge, dictate, enjoin, lecture, read

Weak matches

give directions, give orders

Strongest matches

address, aim, cast, conduct, focus, head, intend, lead, mean, present, see, set, show, steer, target, train, turn

Strong matches

beam, escort, fix, incline, indicate, lay, level, pilot, point, route, shepherd, sight, slant

Weak matches

move in, point the way, sight on, zero in

Strongest match

address

Strong matches

designate, inscribe, label, mail, mark, route, superscribe

Strongest matches

address, aim, apply, devote, give, set, throw, try, turn

Strong matches

bend, endeavor, fix, settle, strive

Weak match

buckle down