direct action

US pronunciation

American sounddirect action

directaction

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: Use the US audio for stress
Vowel: Spelling-based estimate
Ending: Final -tion sounds like shun

direct - action -> direct action

Myanmar meaning

(n) စေ့စပ်ရေးဖြင့် မဟုတ်ဘဲ သပိတ်မှောက်ခြင်း၊ ဆန္ဒပြခြင်း စသည်ဖြင့် အခွင့်အရေး တောင်းဆို ခြင်း။

Full entry

direct /dǝ'rekt, dÇ-, daÇ-/ adj

More examples

Direct flights from Scotland to North America
There is a more direct route straight up the motorway.
The building had taken a direct hit and was completely destroyed.
Only a few of us have direct access to the files.
Employees have little direct contact with management.
Their study found a direct link between poverty and crime.
Companies have closed as a direct result of the new law.
That’s a direct quote from the man himself.
Martin’s brother is his direct opposite in character.
The rewards will be in direct proportion to the work you put in.
Plant in a shady position away from direct sunlight.
I love New Yorkers – they’re sharp, funny, and direct.
She’s refused to answer direct questions about her plans for the company.
Steve says he’s a direct descendant of William Shakespeare.

Synonyms

straight, shortest, through, unswerving, undeviating, nonstop, express, absolute, address, administer, advise, aim, apply, as the crow flies, bald, be in the driver's seat, beam, beeline, bend, bid, blunt, boss, buckle down, call the shots, candid, carry on, cast, categorical, charge, close, command, complete, conduct, contiguous, continuous, control, control the affairs of, deliver, designate, devote, dictate, directly, dispose, dominate, downright, endeavor, enjoin, escort, even, exact, explicit, firsthand, fix, focus, forthright, frank, give, give directions, give instructions, give orders, govern, guide, handle, have the say, head, head up, head-on, honest, horizontal, immediate, in a straight line, in bee line, in straight line, incline, indicate, influence, inform, inscribe, instruct, intend, keep, label, lay, lead, lecture, level, lineal, linear, mail, manage, mark, matter-of-fact, mean, move in, next, not crooked, open, operate, ordain, order, outspoken, oversee, person-to-person, personal, pilot, plain, plain-spoken, plainspoken, point, point in the right direction, point the way, point-blank, precise, present, preside, preside over, primary, produce, prompt, proximate, put on the right track, quarterback, read, regulate, resultant, right, route, rule, run, run the show, run things, see, send, set, settle, shepherd, show, show the way, sight, sight on, sincere, slant, steer, straight ahead, straight from the shoulder, straightaway, straightforward, strive, succeeding, superintend, superscribe, supervise, take the reins, talk turkey, target, tell, throw, train, true, try

Antonyms

abandon, ambiguous, changing, circuitous, corrupt, deceitful, decorated, deviating, devious, different, dishonest, diverge, equivocal, follow, forget, give up, ignore, indefinite, indirect, indirectly, intermittent, interrupted, leave, let go, misdirect, misguide, mislead, mismanage, neglect, obey, obscure, overlook, request, serve, submit, surrender, take, tricky, unclear, unfair, unjust, unsettle, vague, varying, wily, yield