Synonyms of directions

directions

noun

plural of direction

1

as in instructions

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 & Similar Words

• instructions
• orders
• edicts
• directives
• injunctions
• dos
• commandments
• words
• commands
• requirements
• imperatives
• dictates
• decrees
• charges
• behests
• demands
• rules
• laws
• mandates
• regulations
• prescriptions
• precepts
• statutes
• ordinances
• counterorders
• prescripts
• countermands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeals
• recommendations
• petitions
• pleas
• proposals
• suggestions
• urgings
• entreaties

2

as in managements

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

working under the close direction of the engineering supervisor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• managements
• operations
• controls
• supervisions
• oversights
• administrations
• stewardships
• guidance
• handlings
• regulations
• governments
• governances
• charges
• presidencies
• leaderships
• care
• superintendences
• conducts
• intendances
• superintendencies
• logistics
• agencies
• generalships
• manipulations
• rulerships
• custodies
• protections
• wards
• machinations
• trusts
• laps
• tutelages
• guardianships
• codirections
• aegises
• coadministrations

3

as in compasses

a guiding or motivating purpose or principle

a life that seemed to lack any direction other than the mindless pursuit of empty pleasures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compasses
• purposes
• foci
• standards
• polestars
• criteria
• goals
• objectives
• lodestars
• intentions
• cynosures
• ambitions
• objects
• benchmarks
• aspirations
• measures
• dreams
• grades
• touchstones
• aims
• targets
• yardsticks
• pars
• marks

4

as in trends

a prevailing or general movement or inclination

some older people worry about the overall direction that political discourse has taken lately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trends
• tendencies
• tides
• winds
• currents
• shifts
• runs
• leanings
• curves
• drifts
• habits
• ways
• turns
• customs
• swings
• propensities
• turnabouts
• downsides
• tenors
• countercurrents
• upsides
• undercurrents
• countertrends
• undertows

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of directions

Decide which issue is genuinely urgent before letting both sides pull you in different directions. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

The barrier is knowledge, in both directions The obstacle isn’t market access. — Barrett Bingley, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026

About an hour later, the hikers called the sheriff’s office for directions but eventually wandered off the Clear Creek Route and into Mud Creek Canyon. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

The community went in different directions as the town’s demise approached. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Consider your dishwasher’s caddy size and layout; mix handle directions or use an upper rack for knives. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026

The model is pulled in ten different directions by different internal product teams, resulting in an interface that suffers from sudden behavioral resets and an inability to smoothly execute complex, multi-turn human requests. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

On a recent weekday morning at the ferry terminal, Kucera's guards answered passengers' questions and provided directions. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Some of the film’s chaos is by design to clue viewers into the demands and desires of Ryan’s life as his obligations pull him in countless competing directions. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026