Direction and Situation

Direction

Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Situation and direction are semantically related In some cases you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Direction".

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Direction and situation are semantically related in place of activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

exact	exact direction	exact situation
particular	particular direction	particular situation
similar	similar direction	similar situation
specific	specific direction	specific situation
Other adjectives: right, certain, current, romantic, actual, entire, real, serious, bad, interesting, new, general, political, given, possible, unusual, strange, different, opposite, overall.

His job was to just show every aspect of a situation, but instead he began to point people in a specific direction, which was technically breaking the rules.

Source: Screw The Rules Im Doing Whats Right / Literature
But frequently, a situation arises where the author wants the plot to go a certain direction, but for it to do so, one or more characters have to misunderstand each other.

Source: Poor Communication Kills
Usually appears when situation already went out of control and escalates it or takes the story in entirely new direction.

Source: Bears Are Bad News

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