indirect
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having intervening factors or persons or influences
reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light
Related & opposite
- mediate similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
sometimes taking an indirect path saves time
Related & opposite
- crooked also see
- direct antonym
- directness attribute
- indirectness derivation
- squint similar to
- roundabout similar to
- diversionary similar to
- meanderinga similar to
Sense 3 adjective
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
cousins are collateral relatives
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
making indirect but legitimate inquiries
Related & opposite
- direct antonym
- allusive similar to
- backhanded similar to
- roundabout similar to
- circumlocutious similar to
- devious similar to
- excursive similar to
- hearsay similar to
- mealymouthed similar to
- tortuous similar to
Sense 5 adjective
not as a direct effect or consequence
indirect benefits
Related & opposite
- indirectness derivation
- secondary similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | mediate |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | crooked |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | direct |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | directness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | indirectness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | squint |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | roundabout |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | diversionary |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | meanderinga |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | related |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | lineal |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | direct |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | allusive |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | backhanded |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | roundabout |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | circumlocutious |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | devious |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | excursive |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | hearsay |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | mealymouthed |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | tortuous |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | indirectness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | secondary |