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/dəˈrekʃən/
Example: “Can you give me directions to the museum?”
Synonyms: charge, counsel, guidance
Noun
Example: “My supervisor checked the report.”
Synonyms: manager, boss
Antonyms: trainee
Example: “This recipe is easy.”
Synonyms: cooking instructions
Antonyms: random cooking
Example: “Read the instruction carefully.”
Synonyms: direction, guide
Antonyms: confusion
Example: “They moved to the south for warmer weather.”
Synonyms: southern direction
Antonyms: north
Example: “They traveled to the north of the country.”
Synonyms: northern direction
Antonyms: south
Verb
Example: “Turn left at the corner.”
Synonyms: rotate, go
Antonyms: stay
Adjective
Example: “Without context, the numbers are meaningless.”
Synonyms: pointless, insignificant
Antonyms: meaningful, significant
Example: “I urge you to check the data again.”
Synonyms: encourage strongly, push
Antonyms: discourage
Preposition
Example: “I am against this plan.”
Synonyms: opposed to
Antonyms: for
Example: “Walk toward the door.”
Synonyms: to
Antonyms: away from
Example: “There are trees around the house.”
Synonyms: near
Antonyms: far
Example: “He steered the car carefully.”
Synonyms: guide
Antonyms: mislead
Adverb
Example: “Move forward, please.”
Synonyms: ahead
Antonyms: back
Example: “This answer is right.”
Synonyms: correct
Antonyms: wrong
Example: “The teams had divergent priorities for the quarter.”
/trend/
Example: “This trend is growing.”
Synonyms: slew, drift, slue
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