Divert synonyms
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To change so as to be; become:
veer (related)
To turn aside from a course or established direction; swerve:
To deter is defined as to keep someone from completing an action by giving them fear or doubt.
To deflect
redirect
To cause to move in a different direction or go to a different destination:
To keep from happening; prevent:
To allow oneself to think about; have in mind; consider
To draw into; involve:
To draw (the mind, attention, etc.) away in another direction; divert
To mislead by cheating or tricking; deceive
attract the attention of
To distract
To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.
To disturb is defined as to interfere with something or bother someone.
amuse (related)
(Archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
To stay clear of; go around or away from:
To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.
To calm down.
To keep close; to keep secret.
To turn aside or cause to turn aside sharply or suddenly from a straight line, course, etc.
To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which causes the recipient to feel a usually pleasant sensation of tingling or titillation.
irritate (antonym)
To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
upset (antonym)
To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
anger (antonym)
The definition of anger is to make someone mad or aggravated.
make made (antonym)
amuse, entertain
focus (antonym)
To bring into focus
keep to (antonym)
turn a different direction
maintain (antonym)
Maintain is defined as to keep in a current state in order to prevent from failing or breaking or to carry on or to support or provide.
be direct (antonym)
turn a different direction
To turn aside from a course or way:
To pivot is to turn or spin around a center point.
(Linguistics) To alter phonetically as part of a systematic historical change.
To discourage is defined as to try to get someone not to do something.
To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion:
Regale is to delight or amuse someone through talk, stories or a generous amount of food or drink.
talk out of
change (related)
To transfer from (one conveyance) to another:
persuasion (related)
To persuade (a person) not to do something
excite (related)
To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):
hive-off
To segregate; to remove from a parent entity.
To remove from a port; to carry away.
Find another word for divert. In this page you can discover 43 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for divert, like: turn, veer, deter, turn aside, redirect, avert, entertain, engage, distract, beguile and attract the attention of.