Direct and Leave

Opposite meaning words

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

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Leave is an antonym for direct in manage topic.

Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.

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Direct is an antonym for leave.

Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

man	direct man	leave man
people	direct people	leave people
team	direct team	leave team
series	direct series	leave series
Other words: rest, scene, show, time, game, ship, player.

But Fox suddenly had dollar signs in their eyes, and they said, "Seth, if you don't do Jedi, we're not gonna let you leave to go direct your movie." I'm sorry.

Source: Western Animation / Family Guy Presents: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball
When the Simpsons leave the embassy by helicopter it's a direct shout-out a famous photo of the Americans leaving Vietnam after the Communist takeover in 1975.

Source: Recap / The Simpsons S 6 E 16 Bart Vs Australia
Following the precedent of the Han Empire, his brothers were given estates and forbidden to leave them without Cao Pi's direct permission.

Source: Useful Notes / Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Wu

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Leave and Direct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/leave

Direct & Leave. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/leave>.

Leave or Direct. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/leave.

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