direct
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3.5
- adjective
- /dəˈrɛkt/
- He provided a direct answer to the question, which helped clarify the situation.
- a direct refusal
- direct verbal signals
- direct instructions
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Watch on YouTubeI just feel like I'm being direct and honest and clear.
- I just feel like I'm being direct and honest and clear.
- Again, so truthful, so truthful, direct, direct.
- And, and, and his direct answer was information.
- Like, just very direct and familiar in a way.
- I'll, I'll be super direct and this is what I'm saying.
- Am I asking what I need in a clear direct manner with this person?
- And you have to be direct with what you tell your staff.
- He's aggressive, he's direct, he's really quick.
- He's very, you know, direct and loud and apparently confident.
- OK, I have been very direct with you, right?
- And for me, I like that direct feedback.
- And you know, he was just super direct, can't lie.
- Some people it's it's just extremely direct and dry.
Examples
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Your success in life, your results in life are in direct proportion to your habits.
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And you have to be direct with what you tell your staff.
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But so yes, you are direct, you are strong.
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It's the people that hear me when I say something, have direct, clear communication.
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Your Honor, I have no other direct questions at this time.
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I just feel like I'm being direct and honest and clear.
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Clearly, these issues affect citizens in a direct way as they pursue their daily tasks.
Academic text (1990) -
As a Westerner, Step was used to a more direct way of doing things.
Fiction book (1992) -
After all, you're known for being somewhat direct.
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I have been in direct communication with HQ in Paris over your little escapade.
Synonyms
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1.4
Honest and direct in what they say
144
7.9
Used to say something is completely honest without exaggeration
106
3.4
Open and honest when giving opinions or feelings
101
4.8
Clear and detailed so there is no confusion
100
3.8
Speaking in a direct, plain way that can sound rude
83
4.6
Open and honest, telling the truth even when it is hard
80
4.2
To speak freely and directly about opinions or feelings
45
2.0
Said in a simple, direct way without hiding the truth
43
3.6
Someone who is honest and direct, not hiding anything
30
5.5
Being direct and honest when talking or acting
26
4.3
Honest and direct about feelings or plans
23
6.7
Completely clear and leaving no doubt
10
5.6
Direct and blunt without trying to hide the truth
9
7.0
Saying something directly and honestly without hiding the truth
1
6.3
Someone who speaks clearly and honestly without hiding things
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
20
3.2
Proof that clearly shows a fact is true, such as an eyewitness report
- Jargon
16
5.5
A protest where people act directly, for example by blocking a road or factory, to reach their goals
6
3.5
A way of sending advertising messages directly to individual customers, for example by email
- Jargon
5
6.5
A lawyer asking questions of a witness they called before the other side asks questions
- Specialized
5
4.2
A tax that a person or business pays directly to the government, not added to the price of goods
- Specialized
4
3.5
An electric flow that moves steadily in one direction, for example from a battery
- Specialized
3
4.6
Money from a company or person in one country used to buy and control a business in another country
- Jargon
1
7.4
Help from one military unit to another that answers the other unit's requests for help
- Specialized
1
6.6
A way to show something is true by using known facts and simple logical steps
- Texting
1
3.8
Visits to a website that come from people typing the address or using a bookmark
1
3.9
A word or group of words that names people and things and receives the action of a verb
- Specialized
1
8.6
A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb
- Specialized
1
3.7
Spread of infection from one person to another when someone touches or coughs on them
- Specialized
1
3.6
An electric flow that moves in one direction and does not reverse
1
6.2
A primary election where voters choose candidates instead of party officials
- Specialized
1
8.7
A way of joining two sets or spaces so each new item has one part from each
- Specialized
1
5.5
An engine that sends diesel fuel straight into the part where it burns to use less fuel
- Specialized
1
5.4
A dye that colours cotton and similar fabrics without using a fixing chemical
- Formal
1
6.7
An arrangement set up by people on purpose, often in writing, to control money and property
- Specialized
1
6.3
Repeating the exact words someone said or thought, usually in quote marks
- Specialized
1
5.2
A diesel engine that injects fuel directly into the chamber where it burns
- Specialized
A paper showing the goods stay on the same ship without transfer
- Jargon
Fire from guns or artillery that helps one group of soldiers during combat
- Archaic
A former UK school that charged fees but accepted some students funded by the local council
How Direct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Direct comes from a root meaning 'straight', which also gives the idea of being clear and plain. That's why a direct answer is honest and straightforward, like speaking in a straight line.