Directness
Antonyms for "directness" (108 found)
Adjective(7 words)
coyestovernicepettifoggingpolite intensifierpolite intensifier effectpolite intensifier usagerhetorical ambiguity
Interjection(1 words)
Noun(92 words)
ambageavoidance in conversationsblarneyingbutteringcajolingcircumlocutioncircumlocutionscoquetcoquettingcoynesscurlycuesdanish erdecorativenessdeflectionsdemurenessdescantingdetouringdeviousnessdodgeselusiveness
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equivocatingequivocationequivocationsevasivenessfeintingfinessesfishflannelflannellingflatterygarrulousnessgenuflectinghedginghintingindirectionindirectnessinnuendoinnuendoesinnuendosintimationjesuitryjinkslikemaneuveringmeanderingmeandersmediacymediatednessmediationmincingmisdirectingobliquenessobliquityparryingperiphrasespleasantriespleasantrypolitics practiceprevaricationprissinesspunningpussyfootingredirectionriddlingrigamarolerigamarolesroundaboutrunaroundsarcasmsschemingsidestepsidesteppingsidestepsslinkingslitheringslynesssmooth oversquirmstrangleholdstyle evocativesymbolismtemporizingtiptoeingtongue in cheektortuositywafflewheedlingwindingwonderingwrigglewriggleswriggling
Verb(8 words)