DICTOMETER

INDIRECT

(indirect, indirecto, mediato, indirekte)

1. Synonyms:
   • Indirect
   Definitions:
   • having intervening factors or persons or influences
   Examples:
   • Reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light
   • Indirect evidence
   • An indirect cause
   Antonyms:
   • Immediate
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Indirect
   Definitions:
   • not direct in spatial dimension
   • not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
   Examples:
   • Sometimes taking an indirect path saves time
   • You must take an indirect course in sailing
   Antonyms:
   • DIRECT
   • door-to-door
   • nonstop
   • point-blank
   • straightforward
   • undeviating, unswerving
   • through(prenominal)
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Collateral
   • Indirect
   Definitions:
   • descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
   Examples:
   • Cousins are collateral relatives
   • An indirect descendant of the Stuarts
   Antonyms:
   • LATERAL
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Indirect
   Definitions:
   • extended senses
   • not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
   Examples:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   • DIRECT
   • bluff
   • blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
   • brutal
   • flat-footed
   • man-to-man
   • no-nonsense
   • plain, unvarnished
   • pointed
   • square(prenominal), straightforward, straight
   • upfront
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Indirect
   Definitions:
   • not as a direct effect or consequence
   Examples:
   • Indirect benefits
   • An indirect advantage
   Antonyms:
   • Primary