Current and Direct

Current

Current adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

Direct and current are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Direct" instead an adjective "Current".

Nearby Words: currency, currently

Direct

Direct adjective - Done or working without something else coming in between.

Current and direct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Current" instead an adjective "Direct".

Both words in one sentence

  • For proof, one need only look as far as these three anime — often considered the most current and direct of its spiritual successors: Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach.
  • The system's voice-activated, and the answer to each question is an increasingly annoyed "Yes." The last straw is when answering that there's a direct and current threat to someone's safety still doesn't connect the hero to a human being.
  • The Resolution Will Not Be Televised Stargate SG-1 ended with no resolution to the current plot and only later got a direct to video release, The Ark of Truth, that wrapped up the current plot.
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