Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of describing involvement and directness in British Thesaurus

directly (adverb)

in a way that involves only the two people or things mentioned, with no one or nothing else coming in between

first-hand (adjective)

obtained directly from someone who is involved in something

vicarious (adjective)

experienced through the actions of other people

direct (adjective)

involving only the two people or things mentioned and with no one or nothing else coming in between

participative (adjective)

formal allowing or encouraging everyone to take part in something, especially in making decisions that affect them

first/second/third hand ()

if you experience something first hand, you experience it yourself. If you experience something second hand or third hand, someone else tells you about it.

close to home ()

involving someone directly

through someone’s eyes ()

as though a particular person is seeing or experiencing something

from the horse’s mouth ()

information from the horse’s mouth comes from someone who is directly involved

squarely (adverb)

directly

between (adverb)

used for showing which people or groups are involved in an agreement, discussion, competition, fight etc

direct (adverb)

in a way that involves only the two people or things mentioned, with no one or nothing else coming in between

first-hand (adverb)

in a direct way from someone who is involved in something

first-hand (adjective)

gained by doing something yourself

first-hand (adverb)

in a direct way by doing something yourself

hands-on (adjective)

a hands-on person is involved in something and does not let other people do all the work and make all the decisions

in the name of ()

representing someone or something

proximate (adjective)

formal closest or most direct

square (adverb)

directly

the usual suspects ()

the people or things that are usually involved in a particular situation or activity

with (preposition)

used for showing who you compete, fight, or argue against