Deviate Synonyms and Antonyms

dēvē-āt
To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. diverge
  2. digress
  3. swerve
  4. veer
  5. stray
  6. vary
  7. depart
  8. deflect
  9. wander
  10. err
  11. shy
  12. turn aside
  13. bear off
  14. go out of control
  15. divagate
  16. depart from
  17. change
  18. break the pattern
  19. go amiss
  20. angle away
  21. angle off
  22. detour
  23. leave the beaten path
  24. not conform
  25. break bounds
  26. divert
  27. get off the subject
  28. edge off
  29. go out of the way
  30. drift
  31. cut back
  32. cut across
  33. lapse
  34. fly off on a tangent
  35. go off on a tangent
  36. meander
  37. go haywire
  38. sing a different tune
  39. sheer
  40. march-to-a-different-drummer
  41. swim against the stream
  42. sidetrack
  43. warp
To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
(Verb)
To change the direction or course of
(Verb)
One whose sexual behavior differs from the accepted norm
(Noun)
Markedly different from an accepted norm
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. aberrant
  2. deviant
To depart, as from a norm, purpose, or subject; differ or stray.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. swerve

Words Related to Deviate

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