direct object

Questions about direct object

What is another word for direct object?

It depends which direct object you mean. In the sense “the object that receives the direct action of the verb”, the synonyms are object of the verb. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of direct object?

WordNet records no antonym for direct object. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for direct object come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of direct object

• Full entry for direct objectAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for direct objectWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.