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DIRECTNESS Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word directness. (opposite meanings)
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indirectness
nounn
noun

• having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal

ambiguity
nounn
noun

• an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

• unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

circuitousness
nounn
noun

• The state of being roundabout, indirect or not to the point.

crookedness
nounn
noun

• a tortuous and twisted shape or position

• having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles

• the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

deviousness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly

• the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

evasiveness
nounn
noun

• intentionally vague or ambiguous

meandering
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of a path e.g.

obliqueness
nounn
noun

• the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle

• the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly

subterfuge
nounn
noun

• something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

vagueness
nounn
noun

• unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning

• indistinctness of shape or character

roundaboutness
nounn
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Alternatives for INDIRECTNESS

Alternatives for AMBIGUITY

Alternatives for CIRCUITOUSNESS

Alternatives for CROOKEDNESS

Alternatives for DEVIOUSNESS

Alternatives for EVASIVENESS

Alternatives for MEANDERING

Alternatives for OBLIQUENESS

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