Direct and Rid

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Direct

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.
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Rid and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Direct".
Nearby Words: direction, directed, directly, directing, directness

Rid

Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
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Direct and rid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Rid".

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attention direct attention rid attention
power direct power rid power
people direct people rid people
someone direct someone rid someone
Other words: series, time, game, ship, times, powers, members.

Both words in one sentence

  • The trick is pulled at least once more, and is later subverted by a fox who realized the trick (he's gotten rid of in a less direct way).
    Source: Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo
  • Wouldn't ya know, shortly after they finally got rid of some of the sets due to storage costs, they get greenlighted for direct-to-DVD sequels?
    Source: Rebuilt Set
  • Bomb Disposal Wallace & Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death: A direct spoof of the Batman scene occurs as Gromit tries to get rid of a bomb, eventually settling for throwing it across the Yorkshire border.
    Source: Bomb Disposal
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Rid or Direct. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/rid.

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