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Synonyms for direct

Two senses of direct live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, Foothills

lacking compromising or mitigating elements

The direct opposite.

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The true synonym

exact

Same sentence, swapped: The exact opposite.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for direct as it is used in the sentence above.

verbatim
lineal
uniform

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 5, Summit

having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

The direct cause of the accident.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

unmediated

Same sentence, swapped: The unmediated cause of the accident.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for direct as it is used in the sentence above.

exact
verbatim
uniform

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