Indirect and Straight

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Indirect

Indirect adjective - Not straightforward or direct.
Usage example: a long-winded, indirect answer to a very simple question
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Straight is an antonym for indirect in topics: circuitous, roundabout.
Nearby Words: indirection, indirectly, indirectness

Straight

Straight adjective - Going straight to the point clearly and firmly.
Usage example: a politician who can never give a straight answer to questions about his positions
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Indirect is an antonym for straight in topics: direct, frank, honest, orderly, unmixed.
Nearby Words: straighten, straightened, straightening
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  • Indirect Kiss Played straight in Real Life, where an indirect kiss is one of the main causes of Infectious Mononucleosis, the Kissing Disease.
    Source: Indirect Kiss
  • Manga / Fujimura-kun Mates Indirect Kiss: Shizuru thinks this might be the reason why Fujimura has a problem with her drinking milk straight from the carton at his house.
    Source: Manga / Fujimura-kun Mates
  • Literature / And Then There Were None And to top all that, all but one of the indirect deaths caused by the guests in the novels are turned into straight up murders committed by their own hands, presumably to make said flashbacks more interesting.
    Source: Literature / And Then There Were None
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