directed

adjective

di·​rect·​ed də-ˈrek-təd 

dī-

1

: subject to supervision or regulation

a directed reading program for students

2

: having a positive or negative sense

directed line segment

directedness noun

Examples of directed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Or will the interceptors rely on directed energy weapons like lasers or microwave signals to disable their targets? —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025

Dvorak wrote, co-directed, executive produced and stars in Bad Survivor. —Catherine Santino, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Alongside Johnston, who co-wrote the script with Meg Favreau, Katie Shanahan and Todd Demong co-directed, while Johnston produced with Maggie Malone and Daisy May West. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025

On Monday, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights launched a directed investigation into Duke University and the Duke Law Journal for allegedly violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by promoting diversity in its admission practices. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing directed

• inner-directed
• other-directed
• self-directed

Rhymes for directed

• affected
• bisected
• collected
• connected
• corrected
• defected
• deflected
• dejected
• detected
• dissected
• effected
• ejected

Kids Definition

directed

adjective

: proceeding or measured in a direction marked as positive or negative

a directed line segment