I. verb
1.
Synonyms: address 6, superscribe
2.
to turn something toward its appointed or intended mark or goal
directed her eyes to the door
Synonyms: address, aim, cast, head, incline, lay, level, point, present, set, train, turn, zero (in)
Related Word: beam; divert; fasten, focus
3.
Synonyms: address 3, apply, bend, buckle (down), devote, give, throw, turn
Related Word: fix, set, settle
Contrasted words: deflect, divert; deviate, digress, diverge, swerve
4.
Synonyms: guide , conduct, escort, lead, pilot, route, see, shepherd, show, steer
Antonyms: misdirect
5.
Synonyms: govern 3, control, dominate, handle, manage
6.
Synonyms: conduct 3, carry on, keep, manage, operate, ordain, run
7.
Synonyms: command , bid, charge, enjoin, instruct, order, tell, warn
Related Word: assign, define, prescribe
II. adjective
1.
being or passing in a straight line of descent from parent to offspring
direct ancestors
Synonyms: lineal
2.
admitting free or continuous passage
a direct route to the beach
Synonyms: straight, straightforward, through, uninterrupted
Related Word: linear; continuous, unbroken, undeviating, unswerving
Contrasted words: circuitous, roundabout
Antonyms: indirect
3.
Synonyms: frank , candid, man-to-man, open, plain, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled, unreserved
Antonyms: devious
4.
marked by absence of an intervening agency, instrumentality, or influence
he had no direct knowledge of the crime
Synonyms: firsthand, immediate, primary
Related Word: contiguous, next, proximate
Antonyms: indirect
III. adverb
1.
Synonyms: directly 1, dead, due, right, straight, straightly, undeviatingly
2.
Synonyms: verbatim , directly, literally, literatim, word for word