DIRECT Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word direct. (opposite meanings)

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	indirect				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination • descended from a common ancestor but through different lines • extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action adjective satellite • having intervening factors or persons or influences • not as a direct effect or consequence
	circuitous				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct • deviating from a straight course
	crooked				adjectiveadj
	adjective • having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned • not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive adjective satellite • irregular in shape or outline • having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
	devious				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • deviating from a straight course
	meandering				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • of a path e.g.
	oblique				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective • slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled noun • any grammatical case other than the nominative • a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
	roundabout				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island • a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement adjective satellite • marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct • deviating from a straight course
	winding				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • the act of winding or twisting adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends • of a path e.g.
	alternating				adjectiveadj
	adjective • (of a current) reversing direction adjective satellite • occurring by turns; first one and then the other
	inverse				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity noun • something inverted in sequence or character or effect adjective satellite • reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
	retrograde				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma adjective satellite • going from better to worse • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction verb • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies • move in a direction contrary to the usual one • move back • go back over • get worse or fall back to a previous condition