Direct Synonyms

1. straight

• Non-stop
• Quickest
• Shortest
• Straight through
• Straight
• Unbroken
• Undeviating
• Uninterrupted
• Unswerving
• Through

2. personal

• Face to face
• First-hand
• Head-on
• Immediate
• Personal
• Tête-à-tête
• Unmediated
• From the horse's mouth

3. complete

• Absolute
• Complete
• Diametrical
• Downright
• Exact
• Thorough
• Extreme

4. honest

• Bluff
• Blunt
• Candid
• Categorical
• Clear
• Downright
• Explicit
• Forthright
• Frank
• Honest
• Matter-of-fact
• No-nonsense
• Not beating around the bush
• Open
• Outspoken
• Plain-spoken
• Plain
• Point blank
• Sincere
• Speaking as one finds
• Straight from the shoulder
• Straight to the point
• Straight
• Straightforward
• Tactless
• Unambiguous
• Undiplomatic
• Unequivocal
• Uninhibited
• Unqualified
• Unreserved
• Upfront

5. manage

• Administer
• Be at the helm of
• Be in charge of
• Be in command of
• Be in control of
• Be in the driving seat
• Be responsible for
• Be the boss of
• Call the shots
• Call the tune
• Command
• Conduct
• Control
• Coordinate
• Engineer
• Exercise control over
• Govern
• Guide
• Handle
• Head
• Lead
• Manage
• Mastermind
• Orchestrate
• Oversee
• Preside over
• Pull the strings
• Regulate
• Rule
• Run the show
• Run
• Superintend
• Supervise
• Be in the saddle

6. level

• Address to
• Aim
• Destine for
• Focus on
• Intend for
• Level
• Mean for
• Point
• Train on
• Turn on
• Fix on

7. guide

• Accompany
• Conduct
• Escort
• Give directions to
• Guide
• Lead
• Navigate
• Show/point/indicate the way
• Steer
• Usher
• Pilot

8. label

• Address
• Dispatch
• Label
• Mail
• Send
• Superscribe
• Post

9. order

• Adjure
• Call on
• Charge
• Command
• Dictate
• Enjoin
• Give orders to
• Instruct
• Order
• Require
• Tell
• Bid