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Opposite of comparative for honest or frank in nature
“While her response was quite cut-and-dried, some fans are still speculating the star is hiding her love life as evidenced by her indirect response to who her crush was.”
(of a path) Opposite of comparative for in a straight line and, as a corollary, the shortest and quickest
“Drivers using the ramp will avoid having to take a circuitous route in order to reach the bridge off South Broadway.”
(of a path) Opposite of comparative for having no stoppages or interruptions
“For some strange reason, the train took an indirect route that went through 180 cities.”
Opposite of comparative for without intervening factors or intermediaries
“Intermediary measures are needed for service issues like response times for security authorization requests and help desk calls.”
Opposite of comparative for having direct or personal contact
“The child's mother lost custody when Monika was three and has had very limited contact with her since.”
Opposite of comparative for corresponding with the original word for word
“This adherence may go along with a very broad or loose account of what the retributive theory is.”
Opposite of comparative for absolute or significant in degree
“My view is that there is a partial truth in each standpoint, but that both are relative to an even more profound actuality that occupies a neutral position.”
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