Direct and Mind

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Direct

Direct verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.
Usage example: our tour guide directed us to wait in front of the building until she could rejoin us
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Mind is an antonym for direct.
Nearby Words: direction, directed, directly, directing, directness

Mind

Mind verb - To act according to the commands of.
Usage example: tell the children to mind the babysitter
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Synonyms for Mind
Antonyms for Mind
Direct is an antonym for mind.
Nearby Words: mindless, minded, mindful, minding, mindfully
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Common collocations

attention direct attention mind attention
people direct people mind people
someone direct someone mind someone
rest direct rest mind rest
Other words: bit, ship, film, abilities, members, videos.

Both words in one sentence

  • Seems this trope is used as a metaphor for direct mental contact: when two psychics are speaking mind-to-mind, they cannot hide anything from each other.
    Source: Out-of-Clothes Experience
  • Clarke and Stephen Baxter: direct interfaces between the human mind and computer networks leads to the development of a hive mind.
    Source: Hive Mind / Played Straight
  • When historically, people criticized democracy as "mob rule" or unworkable they largely had in mind Athenian direct democracy, or what they thought was Athenian direct democracy.
    Source: Democracy Is Bad
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