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indirect
Synonyms and Antonyms of indirect
not straightforward or direct the cab driver took a very indirect route to the hotel a long-winded, indirect answer to a very simple question Synonyms circuitous, circular, roundabout Related Words crooked, curvy, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisting, winding; meandering, rambling, wandering; circumlocutory, long-winded, prolix, verbose; deceitful, deceptive, devious, dishonest, duplicitous, insidious, misleading, sneaky, underhand, underhanded; calculating, crafty, cunning, subtle, tricky Near Antonyms candid, forthright, frank, honest, open, plain, unconcealed, undisguised Antonyms direct, straight, straightforward
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