directed

adjective

di·​rect·​ed də-ˈrek-təd 

dī-

1

: subject to supervision or regulation

a directed reading program for students

2

: having a positive or negative sense

directed line segment

directedness noun

Examples of directed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The series, produced by Ryan Murphy Television, is written, directed and executive produced by Murphy, who earlier worked with Kardashian on American Horror Story. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025

It is crisply directed (by Stephen Daldry), imaginatively staged, and well acted. —Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025

Causal Inference Models Root cause analysis combined with causal inference models—like directed acyclic graphs, do-calculus or A/B testing with counterfactual analysis—can help separate correlation from causation. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025

The Trump administration has painted the latest wave of attacks as more directed and forceful than those launched by Biden. —Davis Winkie, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing directed

• inner-directed
• other-directed
• self-directed

Rhymes for directed

• affected
• bisected
• collected
• connected
• corrected
• defected
• deflected
• dejected
• detected
• dissected
• effected
• ejected

Kids Definition

directed

adjective

: proceeding or measured in a direction marked as positive or negative

a directed line segment