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direction
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of DIRECTION
1
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned <we were given very specific directions for the first part of the exam>
Synonyms behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, directive, do, edict, imperative, injunction, instruction, order, word
Related Words demand, requirement; mandate; countermand, counterorder; law, precept, prescript, prescription, rule; ordinance, regulation, statute
2
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something <working under the close direction of the engineering supervisor>
Synonyms administration, care, charge, control, direction, governance, government, guidance, handling, intendance, management, operation, oversight, presidency, regulation, running, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency, supervision
Related Words generalship, leadership, rulership; agency; aegis (also egis), custody, guardianship, keeping, lap, protection, safekeeping, trust, tutelage, ward; engineering, logistics, machination, manipulation; coadministration, codirection, comanagement
3
a guiding or motivating purpose or principle <a life that seemed to lack any direction other than the mindless pursuit of empty pleasures>
4
a prevailing or general movement or inclination <some older people worry about the overall direction that political discourse has taken lately>
Related Words curve, downside, shift, swing, turn, turnabout, upside; custom, habit, propensity, tenor, way; countercurrent, countertrend; undercurrent, undertow
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