| Adj. | 1. | indirect - having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"mediate - acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact" | |
| 2. | indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "must take an indirect couse in sailing"crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" direct - direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit" | |
| 3. | indirect - descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage | |
| 4. | indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"direct - extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" | |
| 5. | indirect - not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"secondary - of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" | |