indirect

 
  Grep  of  noun  indirect 
  indirect  antonym 
  indirect  correlation 
  indirect  discourse 
  indirect  evidence 
  indirect  expression 
  indirect  fire 
  indirect  immunofluorescence 
  indirect  lighting 
  indirect  object 
  indirect  request 
  indirect  tax 
  indirection 
  indirectness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  indirect 
 
  The  adj  indirect  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  indirect  --  (having  intervening  factors  or  persons  or  influences;  "reflection  from  the  ceiling  provided  a  soft  indirect  light";  "indirect  evidence";  "an  indirect  cause") 
  2.  (2)  indirect  --  (not  direct  in  spatial  dimension;  not  leading  by  a  straight  line  or  course  to  a  destination;  "sometimes  taking  an  indirect  path  saves  time";  "must  take  an  indirect  couse  in  sailing") 
  3.  collateral,  indirect  --  (descended  from  a  common  ancestor  but  through  different  lines;  "cousins  are  collateral  relatives";  "an  indirect  descendant  of  the  Stuarts") 
  4.  indirect  --  (extended  senses  not  direct  in  manner  or  language  or  behavior  or  action  "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") 
  5.  indirect  --  (not  as  a  direct  effect  or  consequence;  "indirect  benefits";  "an  indirect  advantage") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  indirect 
 
  5  senses  of  indirect 
 
  Sense  1 
  indirect 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  mediate)  ->  immediate 
 
  Sense  2 
  indirect  (vs.  direct) 
 
  direct  (vs.  indirect) 
  =>  door-to-door 
  =>  nonstop 
  =>  point-blank 
  =>  short,  shortest 
  =>  straightforward 
  =>  undeviating,  unswerving 
  =>  through(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  3 
  collateral  (vs.  lineal),  indirect 
 
 
  Sense  4 
  indirect  (vs.  direct) 
 
  direct  (vs.  indirect) 
  =>  bluff 
  =>  blunt,  candid,  forthright,  frank,  free-spoken,  outspoken,  plainspoken,  point-blank 
  =>  no-nonsense 
  =>  plain,  unvarnished 
  =>  pointed 
  =>  square(postnominal),  straightforward 
  =>  flat-footed 
  =>  man-to-man 
 
  Sense  5 
  indirect 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  secondary)  ->  primary 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  indirect 
 
  5  senses  of  indirect 
 
  Sense  1 
  indirect 
  =>  mediate  (vs.  immediate) 
 
  Sense  2 
  indirect  (vs.  direct) 
  =>  askance,  askant,  asquint,  squint,  squint-eyed,  squinty,  sidelong 
  =>  devious,  circuitous,  roundabout 
  =>  diversionary 
  =>  meandering(postnominal),  rambling,  wandering(postnominal),  winding 
  =>  askance,  askant,  asquint,  squint,  squint-eyed,  squinty,  sidelong 
  Also  See->  crooked#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  collateral  (vs.  lineal),  indirect 
  Also  See->  related#2 
 
  Sense  4 
  indirect  (vs.  direct) 
  =>  allusive 
  =>  backhanded 
  =>  circuitous,  roundabout 
  =>  circumlocutious,  circumlocutory,  periphrastic,  ambagious 
  =>  devious,  oblique 
  =>  digressive,  discursive,  excursive,  rambling 
  =>  hearsay 
  =>  mealymouthed,  mealy-mouthed 
  =>  tortuous 
 
  Sense  5 
  indirect 
  =>  secondary  (vs.  primary) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  indirect 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  indirect 
 
  Sense  2 
  indirect  (vs.  direct) 
  =>  directness,  straightness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  indirect 
 
  indirect  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  indirect 
  indirect 
 
  Overview  of  adj  indirect 
 
  The  adj  indirect  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  indirect  --  (having  intervening  factors  or  persons  or  influences;  "reflection  from  the  ceiling  provided  a  soft  indirect  light";  "indirect  evidence";  "an  indirect  cause") 
  2.  (2)  indirect  --  (not  direct  in  spatial  dimension;  not  leading  by  a  straight  line  or  course  to  a  destination;  "sometimes  taking  an  indirect  path  saves  time";  "must  take  an  indirect  couse  in  sailing") 
  3.  collateral,  indirect  --  (descended  from  a  common  ancestor  but  through  different  lines;  "cousins  are  collateral  relatives";  "an  indirect  descendant  of  the  Stuarts") 
  4.  indirect  --  (extended  senses  not  direct  in  manner  or  language  or  behavior  or  action  "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") 
  5.  indirect  --  (not  as  a  direct  effect  or  consequence;  "indirect  benefits";  "an  indirect  advantage") 

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