Antonyms for direct

Antonyms of verb direct

Antonyms of adj direct

10 senses of direct

Sense 1:

direct (vs. indirect)

indirect (vs. direct)
askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelongdevious, circuitous, roundaboutdiversionarymeandering(prenominal), rambling, wandering(prenominal), winding

Sense 2:

direct, unmediated

INDIRECT (VIA immediate) -> mediate

Sense 3:

direct (vs. indirect)

indirect (vs. direct)
allusivebackhandedcircuitous, roundaboutcircumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagiousdevious, obliquedigressive, discursive, excursive, ramblinghearsaymealymouthed, mealy-mouthedtortuous

Sense 4:

lineal (vs. collateral), direct

Sense 5:

direct (vs. retrograde)

retrograde (vs. direct)

Sense 6:

direct (vs. inverse)

inverse (vs. direct)
reciprocal

Sense 7:

direct (vs. alternating)

alternating (vs. direct)

Sense 8:

direct

INDIRECT (VIA primary) -> secondary

Sense 9:

direct, verbatim

INDIRECT (VIA exact) -> inexact

Sense 10:

direct

INDIRECT (VIA absolute) -> relative, comparative

Antonyms of adv direct