BACKHANDED Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For BACKHANDED
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direct | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short • straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action • in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child • moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth • similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity • (of a current) flowing in one direction only adverb • without deviation adjective satellite • having no intervening persons, agents, conditions • being an immediate result or consequence • in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker • lacking compromising or mitigating elements verb • command with authority • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal • guide the actors in (plays and films) • govern or manage • take somebody somewhere • cause to go somewhere • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards • lead, as in the performance of a composition • give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction • specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • put an address on (an envelope) • plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | ||||||||
genuine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not fake or counterfeit adjective satellite • not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something | ||||||||
honest | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth adjective satellite • without dissimulation; frank • worthy of being depended on • without pretensions • not forged • gained or earned without cheating or stealing | ||||||||
sincere | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • open and genuine; not deceitful adjective satellite • characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions | ||||||||
straightforward | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • free from ambiguity • without evasion or compromise • without concealment or deception; honest • pointed directly ahead | ||||||||
forehand | nounn | |||||||
adjective • (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke noun • (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |