| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, oversee |
Synonyms: |
administer, advise, be in the driver's seat, boss, call the shots, carry on, conduct, control, control the affairs of, dispose, dominate, govern, guide, handle, have the say, head up, influence, keep, lead, operate, ordain, preside over, quarterback, regulate, rule, run, run the show, run things, shepherd, superintend, supervise, take the reins |
Antonyms: |
misguide, mismanage, neglect |
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give instructions; teach |
Synonyms: |
address, advise, bid, charge, command, deliver, dictate, enjoin, give directions, give orders, inform, instruct, lecture, order, read, tell, warn |
Antonyms: |
misguide, mislead |
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point in a direction; guide |
Synonyms: |
address, aim, beam, cast, conduct, escort, fix, focus, head, incline, indicate, intend, lay, lead, level, mean, move in, pilot, point, point the way, present, route, see, set, shepherd, show, sight, sight on, slant, steer, target, train, turn, zero in |
Antonyms: |
diverge, misdirect |
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | send, usually by mail system |
Synonyms: |
address, designate, inscribe, label, mail, mark, route, superscribe |
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put all of efforts toward |
Synonyms: |
address, aim, apply, bend, buckle down, devote, endeavor, fix, give, set, settle, strive, throw, try, turn |
| Main Entry: | directed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supervised |
Synonyms: |
aimed, assisted, conducted, controlled, counseled, focused, guided, managed, orderly, organized, purposeful, sponsored |
Antonyms: |
misdirected, vagrant, wandering |
| Main Entry: | address |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | devote effort to something |
Synonyms: |
apply oneself to, attend to, concentrate on, devote oneself to, dig, direct, engage in, focus on, give, go at, go for, hammer away, have a go at, have at, knuckle down to, peg away, pitch into, plug away at, take care of, take up, throw oneself into, try, turn, turn to, undertake |
Antonyms: |
avoid, cut, disregard, ignore, overlook, pass, shun, slight |
| Main Entry: | administer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage an organization or effort |
Synonyms: |
administrate, be in the driver's seat, be in the saddle, boss*, carry out, conduct, control, crack the whip, direct, execute, govern, head, head up, hold the reins, oversee, pull the strings, pull the wires, render, ride herd on, run, run the show, sit on top of, superintend, supervise |
Antonyms: |
forego, mismanage, neglect |
| Main Entry: | advise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer recommendation |
Synonyms: |
admonish, advocate, caution, charge, commend, counsel, direct, dissuade, encourage, enjoin, exhort, forewarn, give a pointer, give a tip, guide, instruct, kibitz, level with, move, opine, point out, preach, prepare, prescribe, prompt, put bug in ear, put in two cents, recommend, steer, suggest, tout, update, urge, warn |
| Notes: | advise (verb) means 'to offer advice to or counsel'; advice (noun) is an opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem |
Antonyms: |
betray, deceive, delude, fool, lie, pretend, trick |
| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point or direct at a goal |
Synonyms: |
address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in |