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Definitions

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
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

Example Sentences

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“If the highway is closed in both directions, I’m screwed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But duos in previous series have been pushed to their physical and emotional limits as they missed connections or ended up losing hours after following bad directions.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“The risks to the labor market and inflation both tilt in unfavorable directions, that is, toward a weaker labor market and a greater persistence of above-target inflation,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

And because prices and yields move in opposite directions, yields are up.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

It was a compass rose that pointed in different directions.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.