Skip to content

directional

/dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl/adjective4 syllables

Directional means: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on.

Synonyms for directional4

adjective, as in showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

Opposites of directional

omnidirectional

What does directional mean?3

adjective

1

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on“felt his mother's directing arm around him”

2

relating to or indicating directions in space“a directional microphone”

3

relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal“he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with directional?2

three syllables

four syllables

correctional
Show 40 near rhymes

Directional in a sentence

  • Puppeteers control the huge beasts from backstage, sending directional instructions by remote control.Cangarejo
  • Each arm of the eyeglass frame has an array of four tiny directional microphones.Cangarejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.