Diverted Synonyms and Antonyms

Pleasantly occupied; -Queen Victoria
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. entertained
  2. amused
  3. deflected
  4. turned aside
  5. redirected
  6. averted
  7. sidetracked
  8. turned into other channels
  9. rechanneled
  10. appropriated to other uses
  11. preempted
  12. taken away
  13. wrested away
  14. adopted
  15. used
  16. made use of
  17. taken over
  18. rebudgeted
  19. reclassified
Distract
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dissuaded
  2. sidetracked
  3. discouraged
  4. deterred
  5. disturbed
Antonyms:
  1. focussed
Turn a different direction
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. turned
  2. veered
  3. swung
  4. shifted
  5. pivoted
  6. averted
  7. deviated
  8. deflected
Antonyms:
  1. maintained
  2. stayed
To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. amused

Diverted Sentence Examples

  • Her attention was completely diverted from Yancey.

  • The spring is now diverted direct into the, aqueduct and is not visible at the surface.

  • It was not a new religion that took root; older tendencies were diverted into new paths, the existing material was shaped to new ends.

  • His ardent zeal was sorely tried by Philip's cautious temperament; and Sir Thomas Stukeley's projected Irish expedition, which Sanders was to have accompanied with the blessings and assistance of the pope, was diverted to Morocco where Stukeley was killed at the battle of Al Kasr al Kebir in 1578.

  • The main course of literature was thus for a time diverted into poetry.

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