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Indirect

/ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛkt/

An indirect cost.

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📖 Definitions of "Indirect"

noun

1
An indirect cost.

verb

1
To access by means of indirection; to dereference.

adjective

1
Not direct; roundabout.

🔄 Synonyms of "Indirect"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
obliquenoun	Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing.
askanceverb	(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
collateralnoun	(finance) Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
tortuous	(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
devious	Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
secondarynoun	Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
circuitous	Being a long and winding route.
ramblingnoun	Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
discursive	(of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point.
allusive	that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
ambagious	Roundabout, circuitous, vague.
hearsaynoun	Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
mediateverb	(transitive) To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
digressive	Marked by digression; rambling
sidelong	Directed to the side; sideways.
roundaboutnoun	(chiefly UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia and sometimes US, especially New England) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
backhanded	Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
periphrastic	Expressed in more words than are necessary.
crabwise	In the manner of a crab; sideways.
circumlocutory	Characterised by circumlocution; overly wordy
askantverb	(now rare) Aslant; to one side, askance.
asquint	With narrowed eyes.
diversionary	That serves as a diversion.
excursive	Tending to digress.
squint-eyed	cross-eyed; having eyes that squint.

↔️ Antonyms of "Indirect"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
directverb	Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
lineal	(law, history and anthropology) Relating to aspects of lineage, such as descent, succession, inheritance or consanguinity.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Indirect"

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Word	Definition
secondary	Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
circumlocutory	Characterised by circumlocution; overly wordy
allusive	that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
periphrastic	Expressed in more words than are necessary.
hearsaynoun	Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
circumlocutious	circumlocutional
collateral	(finance) Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
excursive	Tending to digress.
mediate	Acting through a mediating agency, indirect.
devious	Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
diversionary	That serves as a diversion.
discursive	(of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point.
digressive	Marked by digression; rambling
ambagious	Roundabout, circuitous, vague.
roundabout	Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
circuitous	Being a long and winding route.
rambling	Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
oblique	Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing.
sideways	Moving or directed toward one side.
sidelong	Directed to the side; sideways.