/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of direct sum Find synonyms for: Noun1. direct sum, union, sum, joinusage: a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint setsWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reclusive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language