indirect

Adjective

• not as a direct effect or consequence
  • indirect benefits
    
  • an indirect advantage
    

• extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
  • making indirect but legitimate inquiries
    
  • an indirect insult
    
  • doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind
    
  • though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest
    
  • known as a shady indirect fellow
    

• descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
  • cousins are collateral relatives
    
  • an indirect descendant of the Stuarts
    

• 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
    

• having intervening factors or persons or influences
  • reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light
    
  • indirect evidence
    
  • an indirect cause
    

Related words

• Antonyms: 
  direct , lineal