indirect[adjective]Synonyms:- circuitous, long-drawn-out, meandering, oblique, rambling, roundabout, tortuous, wandering
- incidental, secondary, subsidiary, unintended
Antonyms: direct, forthright, straightforward, straight
Related Words: circumlocutory,
crooked,
devious,
meandering,
serpentine,
sinuous,
tortuous,
twisting,
winding,
errant,
vagrant,
wandering [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧di‧rect /ˌɪndəˈrekt◂, ˌɪndɪˈrekt◂/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
direction,
directness,
director;
verb:
direct,
redirect;
adverb:
directly ≠
indirectly;
adjective:
direct ≠
indirect]
1. not directly caused by something
Antonym : direct:
Losing weight is an indirect result of smoking cigarettes. The indirect effects of climate change may be profound.2. an indirect way to a place is not the straightest way
Antonym : direct:
They took an indirect route, avoiding the town centre.3. not saying or showing something in a clear definite way
Antonym : direct:
George’s comments were an indirect way of blaming me.—indirectly adverb:
Perhaps I was indirectly responsible for the misunderstanding. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲