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synonyms for direct
- continuous
- even
- straight
- right
- beeline
- horizontal
- nonstop
- point-blank
- through
- unbroken
- unswerving
- straightaway
- true
- in bee line
- in straight line
- linear
- not crooked
- shortest
- straight ahead
- personal
- immediate
- prompt
- contiguous
- firsthand
- next
- primary
- proximate
- resultant
- lineal
- succeeding
- head-on
- control
- handle
- lead
- conduct
- keep
- supervise
- run
- advise
- operate
- guide
- shepherd
- regulate
- superintend
- influence
- dispose
- ordain
- rule
- boss
- administer
- govern
- dominate
- carry on
- quarterback
- call the shots
- control the affairs of
- have the say
- head up
- preside over
- run the show
- run things
- take the reins
- be in the driver's seat
- deliver
- tell
- warn
- inform
- instruct
- command
- address
- advise
- order
- read
- bid
- enjoin
- charge
- dictate
- lecture
- give directions
- give orders
- head
- set
- intend
- target
- lead
- show
- address
- focus
- cast
- aim
- turn
- see
- train
- steer
- conduct
- present
- mean
- shepherd
- incline
- beam
- level
- route
- point
- slant
- indicate
- escort
- lay
- sight
- fix
- pilot
- move in
- point the way
- sight on
- zero in
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antonyms for direct
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- devious
- corrupt
- different
- varying
- interrupted
- intermittent
- deviating
- changing
- wily
- indirect
- unjust
- dishonest
- unfair
- misdirect
- diverge
- misguide
- yield
- follow
- submit
- mismanage
- serve
- leave
- neglect
- let go
- give up
- abandon
- mislead
- surrender
- obey
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To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To conduct is to precede or escort them to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To lead is to bring them onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.
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Players and their direct support teams and essential staff members not able to work from home will be the only players allowed to enter Melbourne Park.
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FOR THE IDFA-CURIOUS, WTF IS APPLE’S SKADNETWORK?SEB JOSEPHFEBRUARY 8, 2021DIGIDAYThe newsletters currently rely on direct advertising for about 70% of the business’s revenue, Bonner said, with the remaining 30% coming from affiliate sales.
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