Divert synonyms and antonyms
dĭ-vûrt', dī-
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To change so as to be; become:
To keep from happening; prevent:
veer (related)
To turn aside from a course or established direction; swerve:
To draw (the mind, attention, etc.) away in another direction; divert
To deflect
To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.
amuse (related)
(Archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
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To deter is defined as to keep someone from completing an action by giving them fear or doubt.
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 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:
To draw into; involve:
To mislead by cheating or tricking; deceive
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To disturb is defined as to interfere with something or bother someone.
To stay clear of; go around or away from:
To calm down.
To keep close; to keep secret.
To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
reroute (related)
re-direct (related)
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To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.
excite (related)
To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):
Regale is to delight or amuse someone through talk, stories or a generous amount of food or drink.
talk out of
upset (antonym)
To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
attract the attention of
To distract
anger (antonym)
The definition of anger is to make someone mad or aggravated.
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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 pivot is to turn or spin around a center point.
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(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.
hive-off
To segregate; to remove from a parent entity.
To remove from a port; to carry away.
siphon (related)
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change (related)
To transfer from (one conveyance) to another:
persuasion (related)
To persuade (a person) not to do something
To deviate is to depart from a planned or accepted course, from expectations or from accepted behavior.
To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion:
Find another word for divert. In this page you can discover 46 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for divert, like: turn, avert, veer, distract, turn aside, deflect, amuse, deter, redirect, entertain and tickle.
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