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Synonyms for Direct (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (take somebody somewhere):
conduct, guide, lead, take, lead, conduct, lead

WordNet sense 2 (cause to go somewhere):
send

WordNet sense 3 (of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand):
primary

WordNet sense 4 (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling):
channelize, head, maneuver, point, steer, channelise, manoeuver, manoeuvre

WordNet sense 5 (in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child):
lineal

WordNet sense 6 (aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment):
aim, train, take aim

WordNet sense 7 (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal):
place, target

WordNet sense 8 (put an address on (an envelope)):
address, address

WordNet sense 9 (in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker):
verbatim

WordNet sense 10 (marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact):
exact

WordNet sense 11 (having no intervening persons, agents, conditions):
unmediated

WordNet sense 12 (having no intervening medium):
immediate

WordNet sense 13 (without evasion or compromise):
straight, straightforward

WordNet sense 14 (direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant):
pointed

WordNet sense 15 (free from any effort to soften to disguise):
plain

WordNet sense 16 (characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion):
blunt, candid, forthright, frank, outspoken

WordNet sense 17 ((of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes):
through

WordNet sense 18 (specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public):
calculate

WordNet sense 19 (plan and direct (a complex undertaking)):
engineer, mastermind, orchestrate, organize, organise

WordNet sense 20 (without deviation):
directly

WordNet sense 21 (perfect or complete or pure):
absolute


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