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Synonyms for indirect
ˌɪn dəˈrɛkt, -daɪ-in·di·rect
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Princeton's WordNet
indirectadjective
having intervening factors or persons or influences
"reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"
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collateralAntonyms:
forthright, straight, no-nonsense, point-blank, man-to-man, frank, unvarnished, direct, straight-from-the-shoulder, outspoken, primary, through(a), flat-footed, free-spoken, nonstop, undeviating, pointed, straightforward, blunt, brutal, immediate, bluff, unswerving, upfront, candid, door-to-door, plainspoken, plain, square(a)indirectadjective
not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
"sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
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collateralAntonyms:
point-blank, pointed, blunt, free-spoken, primary, unvarnished, man-to-man, plainspoken, square(a), direct, outspoken, upfront, straightforward, bluff, frank, brutal, flat-footed, forthright, plain, door-to-door, straight-from-the-shoulder, immediate, unswerving, through(a), candid, undeviating, nonstop, no-nonsense, straightcollateral, indirectadjective
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
"cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
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confirmatory, verificatory, confirming, validatory, collateral, corroborative, substantiating, confirmative, substantiative, corroboratory, validating, verifyingAntonyms:
brutal, candid, unvarnished, direct, primary, immediate, man-to-man, straightforward, undeviating, plainspoken, frank, door-to-door, through(a), straight-from-the-shoulder, straight, free-spoken, point-blank, plain, bluff, nonstop, flat-footed, no-nonsense, forthright, upfront, pointed, unswerving, blunt, outspoken, square(a)indirectadjective
extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
"making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"
Synonyms:
collateralAntonyms:
direct, straightforward, through(a), frank, unswerving, candid, straight, primary, pointed, no-nonsense, outspoken, forthright, upfront, nonstop, point-blank, free-spoken, straight-from-the-shoulder, immediate, plainspoken, brutal, square(a), flat-footed, plain, door-to-door, undeviating, unvarnished, bluff, man-to-man, bluntindirectadjective
not as a direct effect or consequence
"indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"
Synonyms:
collateralAntonyms:
forthright, frank, upfront, through(a), outspoken, free-spoken, plainspoken, straight, unvarnished, point-blank, direct, man-to-man, nonstop, straightforward, square(a), no-nonsense, undeviating, plain, flat-footed, bluff, pointed, straight-from-the-shoulder, immediate, door-to-door, unswerving, candid, blunt, primary, brutal
Dictionary of English Synonymes
indirectadjective
Synonyms:
circuitous, tortuous, not straight, not direct, not rectilinearindirectadjective
Synonyms:
roundabout, oblique, collateral, not directly to the pointindirectadjective
Synonyms:
unfair, dishonest, dishonorable
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
indirectadjective
Synonyms:
roundabout, circuitous, tortuous
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "indirect":
indirects, indirectly, circumstantial, proximity, non-direct, spillover, consequential, proxy, overhead, direct, spinoff, spin-off, non-wage, vicarious
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#783 | direct | |
#5837 | proxy | |
#7518 | indirect | |
#7937 | overhead | |
#11043 | proximity | |
#11638 | indirectly | |
#11878 | collateral | |
#16022 | consequential | |
#16699 | confirming | |
#18803 | verifying | |
#25845 | validating | |
#49683 | circumstantial | |
#54803 | vicarious | |
#61378 | confirmatory | |
#63568 | spinoff | |
#63705 | spillover | |
#104785 | substantiating | |
#153421 | corroborative | |
#324815 | indirects |
How to use indirect in a sentence?
It affects her aide, it’s an indirect negative, and therefore the press finds it more interesting than the public does. I’m not trying to say it’s a positive by any means. Clinton has much bigger issues affecting her campaign than a side show like this.
The problem is that we don’t see executives take time off. The indirect message [to employees] is that they shouldn’t take time off either.
This is plainly a policy directed at Petrobras, that will have an indirect positive impact on the sugar sector.
Hotels reach 98% occupancy and the city creates 20,000 direct and indirect jobs.
They wage different wars, there is direct war through confiscation and censorship. There is an indirect siege on the paper's resources.
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