Synonyms for veer
verb
swerve, deviate, depart, digress, diverge, bend, turn, divert, deflect, sheer, avert, curve; see also deviate. See syn. study at deviate.
See veer in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To turn aside sharply from a straight course:
chop2, cut, sheer1, skew, slue1, swerve. (Nautical) yaw. See changeTo turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct:
depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, swerve. (Archaic) err. See approach, correctTo change the direction or course of:
avert, deflect, deviate, divert, pivot, shift, swing, turn. See change
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