Synonyms for indirect
ˌɪn dəˈrɛkt, -daɪ-in·di·rect

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1. indirectadjective

   Antonyms:
   direct

2. indirectadjective

   Antonyms:
   direct

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1. indirectadjective

   having intervening factors or persons or influences

   "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"

   Synonyms:
   collateral

   Antonyms:
   forthright, straight, no-nonsense, point-blank, man-to-man, frank, unvarnished, direct, straight-from-the-shoulder, outspoken, primary, through(a), flat-footed, free-spoken, nonstop, undeviating, pointed, straightforward, blunt, brutal, immediate, bluff, unswerving, upfront, candid, door-to-door, plainspoken, plain, square(a)

2. indirectadjective

   not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination

   "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"

   Synonyms:
   collateral

   Antonyms:
   point-blank, pointed, blunt, free-spoken, primary, unvarnished, man-to-man, plainspoken, square(a), direct, outspoken, upfront, straightforward, bluff, frank, brutal, flat-footed, forthright, plain, door-to-door, straight-from-the-shoulder, immediate, unswerving, through(a), candid, undeviating, nonstop, no-nonsense, straight

3. collateral, indirectadjective

   descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

   "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"

   Synonyms:
   confirmatory, verificatory, confirming, validatory, collateral, corroborative, substantiating, confirmative, substantiative, corroboratory, validating, verifying

   Antonyms:
   brutal, candid, unvarnished, direct, primary, immediate, man-to-man, straightforward, undeviating, plainspoken, frank, door-to-door, through(a), straight-from-the-shoulder, straight, free-spoken, point-blank, plain, bluff, nonstop, flat-footed, no-nonsense, forthright, upfront, pointed, unswerving, blunt, outspoken, square(a)

4. indirectadjective

   extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action

   "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"

   Synonyms:
   collateral

   Antonyms:
   direct, straightforward, through(a), frank, unswerving, candid, straight, primary, pointed, no-nonsense, outspoken, forthright, upfront, nonstop, point-blank, free-spoken, straight-from-the-shoulder, immediate, plainspoken, brutal, square(a), flat-footed, plain, door-to-door, undeviating, unvarnished, bluff, man-to-man, blunt

5. indirectadjective

   not as a direct effect or consequence

   "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"

   Synonyms:
   collateral

   Antonyms:
   forthright, frank, upfront, through(a), outspoken, free-spoken, plainspoken, straight, unvarnished, point-blank, direct, man-to-man, nonstop, straightforward, square(a), no-nonsense, undeviating, plain, flat-footed, bluff, pointed, straight-from-the-shoulder, immediate, door-to-door, unswerving, candid, blunt, primary, brutal

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1. indirectadjective

   Synonyms:
   circuitous, tortuous, not straight, not direct, not rectilinear

2. indirectadjective

   Synonyms:
   roundabout, oblique, collateral, not directly to the point

3. indirectadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfair, dishonest, dishonorable

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1. indirectadjective

   Synonyms:
   roundabout, circuitous, tortuous

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1. List of paraphrases for "indirect":

   indirects, indirectly, circumstantial, proximity, non-direct, spillover, consequential, proxy, overhead, direct, spinoff, spin-off, non-wage, vicarious

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How to use indirect in a sentence?

1. Lindred Greer:

   Similar to any form of aggressive behavior, direct or indirect, it is contagious and can sink performance.

2. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe:

   Those who have higher income have been paying lower taxes .... At the moment 80 percent of tax revenue is from indirect taxes and 20 percent is from direct taxes. This will be changed to 60 percent from indirect taxes and 40 percent from direct taxes.

3. Fawaz Gerges:

   We were hoping that a diplomatic solution could be found to the Syrian crisis in the next few months. Forget about it, we were hoping for a diplomatic solution in Yemen. Forget about it. ... Here, you have the two most powerful Islamic states in the heart of the Middle East now basically waging a direct confrontation, as opposed to an indirect war by proxy, so ... we should be really alarmed at the escalation of the confrontation.

4. Karim Iskander:

   The killing of my sons were indirect consequences of those extremely reckless actions that basically used the car as a weapon. I don’t see a difference between that and shooting a gun randomly.

5. Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   Turkey and AK Party governments have never had any direct or indirect links with any terrorist group and have never showed tolerance to any terrorist group.