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directions

NOUN
instructions, guidance
Synonyms
WEAK
advice advisement assignment briefing directive guidelines indication lowdown notification plan prescription recommendation regulation sealed order specification specs steer summons tip word
Antonyms
WEAK
misdirection misinstruction
NOUN
management
Synonyms
STRONGEST
control guidance leadership order
STRONG
administration charge command government oversight superintendence supervision
Antonyms
WEAK
deviation misdirection wrong way
NOUN
course, route
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angle area aspect line objective orientation outlook path trend way
STRONG
aim bearing beeline bent bias current drift end inclination proclivity range region road set side slant spot standpoint stream tack tendency tide track trajectory viewpoint
WEAK
point of compass that-a-way
Antonyms
WEAK
deviation misdirection wrong way
direction(s)
NOUN
instructions, guidance
Synonyms
WEAK
advice advisement assignment briefing directive guidelines indication lowdown notification plan prescription recommendation regulation sealed order specification specs steer summons tip word
Antonyms
WEAK
misdirection misinstruction

Example Sentences

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"When all you see is ice in all directions, to think of that ice being gone in the recent geological past and again in the future is just really humbling," he says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The divergence between a weak automobile market and surging data-center demand could send semiconductor stocks in opposite directions the rest of the year, according to Mizuho Securities.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Instead of increasing together, the two properties moved in opposite directions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Tractors have been spotted moving slowly on the Sydenham bypass, near the Belfast City Airport, in both directions.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Inside, saved as per the directions, were the pieces of the shell.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville