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Deviate synonyms and antonyms

dē'vē-āt'

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stray
To move without a destination or purpose; wander:
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vary
To be different or diverse; differ
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digress
To turn aside, especially to depart temporarily from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray.
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deflect
To turn or make go to one side
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swerve
To turn aside or cause to turn aside sharply or suddenly from a straight line, course, etc.
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shy
To throw (something) with a swift motion; fling.
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veer
To change sides; shift, as from one opinion or attitude to another
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bear off
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go out of control
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divagate
(Intransitive) to stray off from a subject, focus, or course
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depart from
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break the pattern
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approach (related)
(Intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
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diverge
To go or move in different directions from a common point or from each other; branch off
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depart
To vary, as from a regular course; deviate:
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err
To deviate from the established moral code; do wrong
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wander
To behave in a manner that does not conform to morality or norms:
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change (related)
To transfer from (one conveyance) to another:
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deviant
Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society.
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pervert
One who practices sexual perversion.
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divert
To turn aside from a course or direction:
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conform (antonym)
To act, often unquestioningly, in accordance with traditional customs or prevailing standards:
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differ (related)
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go amiss
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angle away
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angle off
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leave the beaten path
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not conform
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break bounds
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get off the subject
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edge off
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go out of the way
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cut back
(Intransitive with on) To reduce consumption.
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fly off on a tangent
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go off on a tangent
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go haywire
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sing a different tune
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march-to-a-different-drummer
Alternative form of march to the beat of a different drum.
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swim against the stream
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keep on (antonym)
(Idiomatic) To remain in an existing position.
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keep in line (antonym)
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detour
Detour is defined as to create or go down a route that is different than the usual route.
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drift
To be carried along by or as by a current
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lapse
To become forfeit or void because of failure to pay the premium at the stipulated time
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meander
To wander aimlessly or idly; ramble
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sheer
To cause to sheer
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sidetrack
To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.
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warp
To bend or twist out of shape; distort
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continue (antonym)
To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
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keep (antonym)
To raise:
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go-straight (antonym)
stray from normal path
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stay (antonym)
(Nautical) To tack; put on the other tack.
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ramble
To follow an irregularly winding course of motion or growth:
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avert
To keep from happening; ward off; prevent
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pivot
To pivot is to turn or spin around a center point.
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shift
(Linguistics) To alter phonetically as part of a systematic historical change.
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swing
(Engineering) To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
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turn
To change so as to be; become:
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go off at (or on) a tangent
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correct (related)
To inform (someone) of the latter's error.
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usual (related)
One whose sexual behavior differs from the accepted norm
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sex (related)
Either of two divisions, male and female, into which most sexually reproducing organisms are grouped. Sex is usually determined by anatomy, the makeup of the sex chromosomes, and the type and amount of hormones produced. When the sex of an organism is determined by the sex chromosomes, males and females are generally produced in equal numbers. In other organisms, such as bees and wasps, in which females develop from fertilized eggs and males develop from unfertilized eggs, distribution of the sexes is unequal.
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aberrant
The definition of aberrant is something that does not follow the correct or expected course or something that is not typical or normal.
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degenerate
A degenerate person, esp. one who is morally depraved or sexually perverted
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deviation (related)
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deducible (related)
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detract (related)
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dissociate (related)
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Synonym Study

  • Digress suggests a wandering, often deliberate and temporary, from the main topic in speaking or writing
  • Diverge suggests the branching of a single path or course into two courses leading away from each other stay to the left when the road diverges
  • Veer , originally used of wind and ships, suggests a turning or series of turnings so as to change direction
  • Swerve implies a sudden or sharp turning from a path, course, etc. the car swerved to avoid hitting us
  • Deviate suggests a turning aside, often to only a slight degree, from the correct or prescribed course, standard, doctrine, etc. to deviate from the truth
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Deviate Sentence Examples

  • Omar did not deviate from that line of conduct.

  • Do not deviate from what is specified in the instructions.

  • Rather than limit their color palette to just white, black, or ivory, they may deviate from these traditional colors with trendy metallic shades like pewter, gold, silver, or bronze.

  • When you arrive at the tattoo studio you should be sure to explain to the artist that you have already chosen a design and you do not want to deviate from your selection.

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