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Synonyms & 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 for direction
- behest,
- charge,
- command,
- commandment,
- decree,
- dictate,
- directive,
- do,
- edict,
- imperative,
- injunction,
- instruction,
- order,
- word
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2
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
- working under the close direction of the engineering supervisor
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3
a guiding or motivating purpose or principle
- a life that seemed to lack any direction other than the mindless pursuit of empty pleasures
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4
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
- some older people worry about the overall direction that political discourse has taken lately
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The first known use of direction was in the 15th century
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