directed

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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

directed

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past tense and past participle of direct entry 1

Examples of directed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

He will next be seen in the Disney+ miniseries Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, written, directed and executive produced by Jon Favreau. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

The work supports the Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) program, an effort to move directed energy from experimental demonstrations into operational military service. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

The musical will be directed by Jenny Koons, and co-directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, who choreographed Hamilton. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026

The series was created, directed and executive produced by Sam Levinson. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

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