Antonyms for direction
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-rek-shuh n, dahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈrɛk ʃən, ˈdaɪ- |
Definition of direction
Origin :- c.1400, "orderly arrangement;" c.1500 as "action of directing," from Latin directionem (nominative directio), noun of action from past participle stem of dirigere (see direct (v.)). Meaning "course pursued by a moving object" is from 1660s. Related: Directional.
- noun management
- noun course, route
- The true remedy is not to be sought in that direction in the one case any more than the other.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- The view was very extensive but not promising--spinifex being in every direction.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Spinifex in every direction, and the country very miserable and unpromising.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- It seemed to come from the direction of Malbone's room, which was in the third story.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Your aunt has been forced to engage not to interfere but by your father's direction.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- They have asked for discipline and direction under leadership.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- But it is in the direction of Turkey that all the solid advances are made.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- She instantly thrust in her head and snorted in the direction of the stranger.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- He noted the direction of Andrew's eyes while he jotted down the items.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- The direction of its course for four miles, was nearly southward.
- Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
Synonyms for direction
- administration
- aim
- angle
- area
- aspect
- bearing
- beeline
- bent
- bias
- charge
- command
- control
- current
- drift
- end
- government
- guidance
- inclination
- leadership
- line
- objective
- order
- orientation
- outlook
- oversight
- path
- point of compass
- proclivity
- range
- region
- road
- set
- side
- slant
- spot
- standpoint
- stream
- superintendence
- supervision
- tack
- tendency
- that-a-way
- tide
- track
- trajectory
- trend
- viewpoint
- way
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