indirect
English Thesaurus
1. not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination (adj.all)
| similar | : | diversionary, |
| definition | : | (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive (adj.all) |
| also | : | crooked, |
| definition | : | having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned (adj.all) |
2. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action (adj.all)
| similar | : | allusive, |
| definition | : | characterized by indirect references (adj.all) |
| similar | : | backhanded, |
| definition | : | roundabout or ambiguous (adj.all) |
| similar | : | circuitous, roundabout, |
| definition | : | marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct (adj.all) |
| similar | : | devious, oblique, |
| definition | : | indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading (adj.all) |
| similar | : | hearsay, |
| definition | : | heard through another rather than directly (adj.all) |
| similar | : | mealy-mouthed, mealymouthed, |
| definition | : | hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy (adj.all) |
| similar | : | tortuous, |
| definition | : | not straightforward (adj.all) |
3. having intervening factors or persons or influences (adj.all)
| similar | : | mediate, |
| definition | : | acting through or dependent on an intervening agency (adj.all) |
4. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines (adj.all)
| also | : | related, |
| definition | : | connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage (adj.all) |
5. not as a direct effect or consequence (adj.all)
| similar | : | secondary, |
| definition | : | being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate (adj.all) |
6. not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination (adj.all)
| antonym | : | direct, |
| definition | : | direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | indirectness, |
| definition | : | having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal (noun.attribute) |
7. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action (adj.all)
| antonym | : | direct, |
| definition | : | straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action (adj.all) |
8. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines (adj.all)
| antonym | : | direct, lineal, |
| definition | : | in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all) |
9. not as a direct effect or consequence (adj.all)
| derivation | : | indirectness, |
| definition | : | having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal (noun.attribute) |
10. not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination (adj.all)
| antonym | : | direct, |
| definition | : | direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | indirectness, |
| definition | : | having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal (noun.attribute) |
11. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action (adj.all)
| antonym | : | direct, |
| definition | : | straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action (adj.all) |
12. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines (adj.all)
| antonym | : | direct, lineal, |
| definition | : | in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all) |
13. not as a direct effect or consequence (adj.all)
| derivation | : | indirectness, |
| definition | : | having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal (noun.attribute) |
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