indirect

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

2. 2adjective

   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.

3. 3adjective

   Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.

4. 4adjective

   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.

5. 5adjective

   Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.

6. 6adjective

   not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination

   "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"

   "you must take an indirect course in sailing"

7. 7adjective

   extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action

   "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"

   "an indirect insult"

8. 8adjective

   having intervening factors or persons or influences

   "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"

   "indirect evidence"

9. 9adjective

   descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

   "cousins are collateral relatives"

   "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"

   Synonyms

   collateral
10. 10adjective

    not as a direct effect or consequence

    "indirect benefits"

    "an indirect advantage"