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 keep from happening; prevent:
To deflect
To draw (the mind, attention, etc.) away in another direction; divert
To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.
To deter is defined as to keep someone from completing an action by giving them fear or doubt.
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To cause to move in a different direction or go to a different destination:
To allow oneself to think about; have in mind; consider
To draw into; involve:
To disturb is defined as to interfere with something or bother someone.
amuse (related)
(Archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
siphon (related)
To mislead by cheating or tricking; deceive
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To stay clear of; go around or away from:
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.
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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
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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.
excite (related)
To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):
hive-off
To segregate; to remove from a parent entity.
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attract the attention of
To distract
To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.
reroute (related)
re-direct (related)
Regale is to delight or amuse someone through talk, stories or a generous amount of food or drink.
talk out of
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change (related)
To transfer from (one conveyance) to another:
persuasion (related)
To persuade (a person) not to do something
To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion:
To remove from a port; to carry away.
Find another word for divert. In this page you can discover 46 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for divert, like: turn, veer, avert, turn aside, distract, deflect, deter, redirect, entertain, engage and disturb.