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

But Gleb is being pulled in other directions at the same time, under political pressure to help the mounting war effort. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

The carriers join Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk who have separately announced an expansion of their trans-Suez routing on both directions via six services since the summer. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Face the fact that sometimes your values and commercial interests will pull in opposite directions and let the values win, visibly, in front of your team. — Quentin Bordage, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

The directions seem no more suspicious than things they’ve been required to do for a decade. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

So plenty of shopping and old-town favorites such as the Loos American Bar, the high-stepping horses of the Spanish Riding School, the Albertina museum (but ask directions for the new Albertina Modern, a little further away). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

In other species, shells coil in both directions in a roughly 50-50 split. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026

Since that Tuesday when thousands were killed in New York, Washington, DC, and a field in Pennsylvania, news headlines have darted off in twisted directions. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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