indirect

Meaning

Adj

1. Not direct
2. Not direct:
3. Not direct:
4. Not direct:
5. Not direct:
6. Figuratively
7. (archaic) Figuratively

Noun

1. An indirect cost.
2. An indirect radiator.

Verb

To access by means of indirection; to dereference.

Synonyms

roundabout

circuitous

oblique

collateral

circular

vicarious

mediate

circumstantial

overhead

devious

side

evasive

deceitful

lateral

euphemistic

indirection

inexplicit

periphrastic

secondary

second hand

second-hand

sidelong

slanting

subsidiary

ambagious

not straight

divious

aslant

sidewind

at random

auxillary

backhanded

bevel

circulative

circulatory

circumferential

circumlocution

circumlocutory

consequential

cyclic

dependent

encyclical

Translations

indirect

indiretto

indirecto

indirekt

indireto

indirect

έμμεσος

dolaylı

détourné

indirecte

dolambaçlı

mediato

indiretta

غير مباشر

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛkt/

Etymology

From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”).