IndirectThis is the definition of the term Indirect Indirect (a.) Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.Indirect (a.) Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal. Indirect (a.) Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive. Indirect (a.) Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims. Indirect (a.) Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc. Source: OPTED v0.03 of Webster's Dictionary, from Project Gutenburg.
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| Similar Word | Letters in Common | Percent Similar | Edit Distance between words |
| Indirect | 8 | 100% | 0 |
| Interact | 5 | 62% | 3 |
| Interrogate | 4 | 42% | 7 |
| Interrogatee | 4 | 40% | 8 |
| Intricate | 4 | 47% | 5 |
| Intrigued | 3 | 35% | 6 |
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