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directed

directed

3.9
Having a clear direction or purpose
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈrɛktɪd/
translation icon : dirigido
  • But pre birth lies in the past and fear is necessarily directed towards the future.

Note by the way, because it's a directed graph, it's not symmetric.

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Examples

  • This question is directed towards this question is directed towards Glenn and Sarah.

  • The team's efforts were directed towards achieving a common goal.

  • And the will is directed to some sort of good.

  • Properly directed, fear leads to peace.

  • They don't arise without special reasons, and they're directed against definite objects.

  • She received an email that was directed specifically to her department.

  • His comments were directed at improving the overall quality of the project.

Synonyms

goal-directed
vsdirected
1 5.3

A person, action, or plan that aims to reach a clear result

is about having a definite purpose without naming specific objectives
guided
vsdirected
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A device or vehicle controlled to follow a set path and reach a target

focuses on having a definite purpose rather than physical steering

Antonyms

13 3.6

Not having a clear goal or plan

11 7.0

Not clearly known or decided

Compounds

3 9.9

A decision a judge makes instead of a jury when there is not enough evidence

A course where a student does work on their own with a teacher's guidance outside regular classes

How Purposeful

determined
399 2.5
purposeful
27 4.2
directed
3.9
unfocused
16 4.8
aimless
13 3.6

Surface Forms

directed positive

Morphology

directed = direct (transparent) = direct + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participial/adjectival formation from 'direct' meaning 'aimed' or 'guided', so the sense is readily inferable from the base verb.

Etymology

The word directed comes from the Latin dirigere, which means 'to guide' or 'set straight', and you can see the same idea in direction. So when something is directed it moves or acts with a clear path or purpose.