Direct
Direct adjective - Done or working without something else coming in between.
Next and direct are semantically related. in face-to-face topic. In some cases you can use "Next" instead an adjective "Direct".
Next
Next adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
Both words in one sentence
- The next one learns from it and avoids a direct confrontation with Gamera, instead trying to manipulate him through his affection for children.
Source: Film / Gamera Vs Viras -
She even made designs and art for crackship next-next gens, some in direct contradiction of the canon ships.
Source: Creator / Kilala 97 - Tons of fans are mad about the next KotOR being an MMO set 300 years after the last game instead of a direct sequel to KotOR II.
Source: Broken Base / Video Games
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Next and Direct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/next
Direct & Next. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/next>.
Next or Direct. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/next.
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