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direction(s)

NOUN
instructions, guidance
Synonyms
WEAK
advice advisement assignment briefing directive guidelines indication lowdown notification plan prescription recommendation regulation sealed order specification specs steer summons tip word
Antonyms
WEAK
misdirection misinstruction
directions
NOUN
instructions, guidance
Synonyms
WEAK
advice advisement assignment briefing directive guidelines indication lowdown notification plan prescription recommendation regulation sealed order specification specs steer summons tip word
Antonyms
WEAK
misdirection misinstruction
NOUN
management
Synonyms
STRONGEST
control guidance leadership order
STRONG
administration charge command government oversight superintendence supervision
Antonyms
WEAK
deviation misdirection wrong way
NOUN
course, route
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angle area aspect line objective orientation outlook path trend way
STRONG
aim bearing beeline bent bias current drift end inclination proclivity range region road set side slant spot standpoint stream tack tendency tide track trajectory viewpoint
WEAK
point of compass that-a-way
Antonyms
WEAK
deviation misdirection wrong way

Example Sentences

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The divergence between a weak automobile market and surging data-center demand could send semiconductor stocks in opposite directions the rest of the year, according to Mizuho Securities.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Reading a summary of their ruling, judges said the jurors at trial had "not been properly directed" and the directions given to them on how to reach a verdict were "defective".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Instead of increasing together, the two properties moved in opposite directions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Oil producers and energy-hungry industrials have moved in opposite directions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The statues are placed in different directions, equidistant from one another, and facing inward toward the center of the office.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer