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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'direction'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) direction, way
a line leading to a place or point
Synonyms: focal point , guidance , focus , management , manner , counselling , counsel , way , commission , direction , instruction , elbow room , focussing , room , agency , path , way of life , centering , counseling , charge , style , steering , means , fashion , mode , focusing
2. (noun) direction
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
Synonyms: charge , focal point , focussing , counsel , steering , commission , centering , way , management , counseling , instruction , focus , focusing , counselling , guidance
3. (noun) direction
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
Synonyms: charge , focal point , focussing , counsel , steering , commission , centering , way , management , counseling , instruction , focus , focusing , counselling , guidance
4. (noun) guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Synonyms: direction , guidance , focus , counselor , management , counselling , counsel , way , commission , steering , instruction , counsellor , focussing , advocate , centering , counseling , charge , pleader , focal point , counselor-at-law , focusing
5. (noun) management, direction
the act of managing something
Synonyms: charge , focal point , focussing , counsel , steering , commission , centering , way , management , direction , counseling , instruction , focus , focusing , counselling , guidance
6. (noun) direction, instruction
a message describing how something is to be done
Synonyms: direction , guidance , focus , education , management , program line , counselling , counsel , way , commission , educational activity , instruction , teaching , focussing , centering , counseling , charge , didactics , steering , focal point , statement , command , pedagogy , focusing
7. (noun) steering, guidance, direction
the act of setting and holding a course
Synonyms: focal point , guidance , focus , management , direction , counselling , counsel , way , commission , instruction , focussing , centering , counseling , charge , steering , steerage , focusing
8. (noun) commission, charge, direction
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Synonyms: military commission , focus , focal point , accusation , commission , electric charge , management , delegacy , committal , counseling , explosive charge , counselling , deputation , care , steering , complaint , kick , heraldic bearing , billing , cathexis , way , tutelage , centering , boot , commissioning , bursting charge , armorial bearing , delegation , guardianship , direction , focussing , charge , focusing , bearing , guidance , committee , flush , instruction , thrill , rush , burster , bang , mission , counsel , perpetration
9. (noun) focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering
the concentration of attention or energy on something
Synonyms: direction , guidance , focus , nidus , management , counselling , stress , way , commission , counsel , instruction , focussing , focalisation , snap , centering , counseling , charge , steering , focal point , focalization , focusing
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'direction'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. direction
Care concerns what we possess; anxiety, often, what we do not; riches bring many cares; poverty brings many anxieties. Care also signifies watchful attention, in view of possible harm; as
Synonyms: care , anxiety , concern , oversight , trouble , attention , direction , perplexity , vigilance , caution , forethought , precaution , wariness , charge , heed , prudence , watchfulness , circumspection , management , solicitude , worry Antonyms: carelessness , inattention , negligence , oversight , remissness , disregard , indifference , omission , recklessness , slight , heedlessness , neglect
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