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(di-rect-ed) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to guide or control something or someone.

Example Sentence

The traffic officer directed the cars to the driveway.

More Example Sentences

The coach directed the players during practice.

Synonyms

guided; managed; led

Antonyms

misguided; ignored; neglected

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Rhymes

  • affected
  • collected
  • connected
  • corrected
  • defected
  • deflected
  • dejected
  • detected
  • directed
  • dissected
  • effected
  • ejected
  • elected
  • erected
  • expected
  • infected
  • inflected
  • injected
  • inspected
  • neglected
  • objected
  • perfected
  • projected
  • protected
  • reflected
  • rejected
  • respected
  • selected
  • subjected
  • suspected

  • disaffected
  • disconnected
  • disrespected
  • interjected
  • intersected
  • misdirected
  • recollected
  • reconnected
  • redirected
  • reelected
  • resurrected
  • unaffected
  • uncollected
  • unconnected
  • uncorrected
  • undetected
  • unelected
  • unexpected
  • uninfected
  • unprotected
  • unsuspected

  • interconnected
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