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Synonyms & Antonyms of indirection
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for indirection
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for indirection
- bluntness,
- candidness,
- candor,
- directness,
- forthrightness,
- frankness,
- honesty,
- openheartedness,
- openness,
- outspokenness,
- plainness,
- plainspokenness,
- plumpness,
- straightforwardness,
- unguardedness,
- unreserve,
- unreservedness
- artlessness,
- genuineness,
- naïveté
- (also naivete or naiveté),
- simplicity,
- unsophistication
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“Indirection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indirection. Accessed 26 May. 2022.
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The first known use of indirection was in 1590
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