DIRECTING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DIRECTING?

Need another word that means the same as “directing”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “directing” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Directing” are: directional, directive, guiding

Directing as an Adjective

Definitions of "Directing" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “directing” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or–for planets–around the sun in the same direction as the Earth.
• Lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact.
• Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action.
• Being an immediate result or consequence.
• Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on.
• Direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short.
• In precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker.
• Similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity.
• In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child.
• Having no intervening persons, agents, conditions.
• Flowing in one direction only.

Synonyms of "Directing" as an adjective (3 Words)

directional	Relating to or indicating the direction in which someone or something is situated or moving. The directional role of science on industrial progress.
directive	Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on. The authority is seeking a directive role in energy policy.
guiding	Exerting control or influence. A guiding principle.

Usage Examples of "Directing" as an adjective

• Felt his mother's directing arm around him.

Associations of "Directing" (30 Words)

accusative	A word in the accusative case. Accusative endings.
beeline	A straight line between two places. He made a beeline for the bathroom.
bluff	The act of bluffing in poker deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards. The offer was denounced as a bluff.
currently	At the present time. Currently they live in Connecticut.
directly	Without changing direction or stopping. He didn t answer directly.
directness	The quality of being plain and straightforward. Despite the directness of the route the old road was terribly difficult.
firsthand	Received directly from a source. I heard this story firsthand.
honest	Gained or earned without cheating or stealing. My honest opinion.
immediately	At once; instantly. I rang immediately for an ambulance.
instantly	At once; immediately. She fell asleep almost instantly.
instinct	An innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli. Altruistic instincts in social animals.
intuition	Instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes. Your insights and intuitions as a native speaker are positively sought.
intuitive	(chiefly of computer software) easy to use and understand. An intuitive revulsion.
lineal	Arranged in a line. A lineal descendant.
lineation	A line or linear marking; an arrangement or group of lines. Magnetic lineations.
nonstop	A flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination. How many nonstops are there to Dallas.
now	Used to preface a command or reproof or request. Let me see now oh yes I remember.
prescriptive	(of a right, title, or institution) having become legally established or accepted by long usage or the passage of time. A prescriptive grammar book.
presently	In the near future. There are presently 1 128 people on the waiting list.
psychic	A person considered or claiming to have psychic powers a medium. Psychic energy.
shortcut	An accelerated way of doing or achieving something. They were taking a shortcut to town.
soon	In or after a short time. I d just as soon Tim did it.
squarely	With firmness and conviction; without compromise- C.G.Bowers. The bat met the ball squarely.
straight	A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse. I m so tired I can hardly think straight.
straightness	Lack of a tendency to curl.
target	The location of the target that is to be hit. The airport terminal was the target of a bomb.
today	On or in the course of this present day. Did you see today s newspaper.
unilateral	(of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of another or the others. A unilateral decision.
verbatim	In exactly the same words as were used originally. Repeated their dialog verbatim.
vocative	The vocative case. Vocative verb endings.