Antonyms of adj man-to-man

2 senses of man-to-man

Sense 1
man-to-man -- (forthright and honest; "had a man-to-man talk about the facts of life")

INDIRECT (VIA direct) -> indirect -- (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")

Sense 2
one-on-one, man-to-man -- (being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player; "one-on-one defense")

INDIRECT (VIA individual) -> common -- (belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community")

Similarity of adj man-to-man

2 senses of man-to-man

Sense 1
man-to-man -- (forthright and honest; "had a man-to-man talk about the facts of life")
       => direct (vs. indirect) -- (straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach")

Sense 2
one-on-one, man-to-man -- (being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player; "one-on-one defense")
       => individual (vs. common), single -- (being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways")

Synonyms of adv man-to-man

1 sense of man-to-man

Sense 1
man-to-man -- (directly; "we must talk man-to-man")

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