Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Direction

Nouns
  • direction
  • management, managery
  • government, gubernation, conduct, legislation, regulation, guidance
  • bossism [U.S.]
  • legislature
  • steerage, pilotage
  • reins, reins of government
  • helm, rudder, needle, compass
  • guiding star, load star, lode star, pole star
  • cynosure. supervision, superintendence
  • surveillance, oversight
  • eye of the master
  • control, charge
  • board of control etc. (council) Council
  • command etc. (authority) Authority. premiership, senatorship
  • director etc. Director
  • chair, portfolio. statesmanship
  • statecraft, kingcraft, queencraft. ministry, ministration
  • administration
  • stewardship, proctorship
  • agency. [person who directs] director etc. Director.
Verbs
  • direct, manage, govern, conduct
  • order, prescribe, cut out work for
  • bead, lead
  • lead the way, show the way
  • take the lead, lead on
  • regulate, guide, steer, pilot
  • tackle, take the helm, be at the helm
  • have the reins, handle the reins, hold the reins, take the reins
  • drive, tool. superintend, supervise
  • overlook, control, keep in order, look after, see to, legislate for
  • administer, ministrate
  • matronize
  • have the care of, have the charge of
  • be in charge of, have charge of, take the direction
  • boss, boss one around
  • pull the strings, pull the wires
  • rule etc. (command) Authority
  • have the direction, hold office, hold the portfolio
  • preside, preside at the board
  • take the chair, occupy the chair, be in the chair
  • pull the stroke oar.
Adjectives
  • directing etc. v.
  • hegemonic.
Adverbs
  • at the helm, at the head of.