Indirect
Indirect adjective - Not straightforward or direct.
Tangential and indirect are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Tangential" with "Indirect", this adjectives are similar.
Tangential
Tangential adjective - Of superficial relevance if any.
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Synonyms for Tangential
Indirect and tangential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indirect" instead an adjective "Tangential".
Nearby Word: tangent
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Related pairs
- subordinate and indirect
- subordinate and tangential
- subsidiary and indirect
- subsidiary and tangential
- secondary and indirect
- secondary and tangential
- devious and indirect
- devious and tangential
- tortuous and indirect
- tortuous and tangential
- incidental and indirect
- incidental and tangential
- accidental and indirect
- accidental and tangential
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