direction

Examples

• All

• You simply change your direction in order to get there.

• Pay attention to the direction of the stripe.

• If enough people start moving in the right direction, we'll get there.

• That goes off in this direction across to here.

• Progress in the wrong direction is worse than doing nothing.

  The Minimalists

• You can keep going in the same direction, but faster or slower.

  Robinson Erhardt

• We're traveling in the wrong direction.

  Lost Horizon (1973)

• The financial variables were less frequently significant and in the expected direction than the health variables.

  Academic text (2013)

• By failing to move forcefully in this direction, the health reform act missed a major opportunity.

  Academic text (2011)

• We need to walk in the right direction to reach the city center.

Synonyms

W

way

vsdirection

∞ 1.0

A path or road from one place to another

refers to how something points faces or moves rather than a physical route

C

course

vsdirection

∞ 2.0

The path something moves along, for example a plane or a river

is about how something points or moves rather than the entire route

H

heading

vsdirection

39 3.0

The direction something is moving, for example a car or ship

applies to any object's movement or facing not limited to vehicles

O

orientation

vsdirection

26 3.9

The position or direction of something, for example on a map

focuses on movement pointing or facing rather than static alignment

B

bearing

vsdirection

23 5.0

The direction you are facing or moving

is the general idea of movement or facing without compass measurement

Antonyms

I

immobility

4 6.3

A state of no movement or not being able to move

S

stagnation

1 6.5

Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality

Compounds

S

sense of direction

16 3.7

Knowing where you are and finding your way without a map

S

stage direction

• Specialized

3 3.9

A note in a play script that tells actors and crew how to move, speak, or change lights and scenery

C

change of direction

3 3.2

A move to face or go a different way

D

direction finder

• Specialized

1 6.5

A device that shows which direction a radio signal comes from

D

direction sign

1.6

A sign by the road that shows drivers where places are

E

east-west direction

3.2

A line that runs between east and west

N

north-south direction

3.2

A path or line that goes from north to south

How Directed

to target

821 2.9

focus

794 3.5

direction

∞ 1.0

towardness

9.7

orientation

26 3.9

vagueness

8 6.1

aimlessness

1 7.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology