Diverting synonyms

dəvʉrtiŋ, dīvʉrtiŋ

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excite (related)
Providing pleasure or entertainment
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amusing
The definition of amusing is someone who provides entertainment or who incites laughter.
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entertaining
Agreeably diverting; amusing:
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amusive
Providing or arousing amusement.
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disporting
(Intransitive) to amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; to cavort or gambol
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deviating
To turn aside from a course or way:
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veering
To turn aside from a course or established direction; swerve:
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swerving
To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
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stalling
To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
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relaxing
To reduce in intensity; slacken:
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distracting
To distract is defined as to draw someone's attention away from something and on to something else.
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deflecting
Deflect is defined as to cause something to change direction, or to deter someone from his/her intended purpose.
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avoiding
To refrain from using, engaging in, or partaking of:
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sidetracking
(Intransitive) To deviate briefly from the topic at hand.
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disturbing
To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
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engaging
To involve oneself or become occupied; participate:
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averting
To turn away:
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regaling
To entertain by providing a splendid feast
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recreating
(Reflexive) To enjoy or entertain oneself.
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dissuading
To dissuade is defined as to try to talk someone out of something or to convince someone not to do or believe something.
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discouraging
To prevent or try to prevent by disapproving or raising objections or obstacles
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deterring
To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt:
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swinging
To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
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turning
To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
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shifting
To change, swap.
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pivoting
To turn on or as if on a pivot
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maintaining (antonym)
To adhere or conform to; keep:
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staying (antonym)
To keep up in a race or contest:
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focussing (antonym)
(Followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention.
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irritating (antonym)
To excite to anger; provoke; annoy; exasperate
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angering (antonym)
To cause such a feeling of antagonism.
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upsetting (antonym)
To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
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exciting (related)
Excite is defined as to stir up emotions, action or strong reactions.
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changing (related)
To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch:
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tickling
To feel or cause a tingling sensation.
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Diverting Sentence Examples

  • For younger children, diverting their attention might do the trick.

  • She did not talk about her brother, diverting the conversation as soon as her aunt mentioned Andrew.

  • So far as it operates at all, it operates by diverting trade from the channels in which it would naturally flow into other channels, and this diversion of industry, so far as it goes, must involve loss.

  • On his way thither he learned that the British in India were reduced to the last extremities by the mutiny of the native army in Bengal, and, on the application of Lord Canning, the governorgeneral, he decided on diverting the troops, intended to bring the Chinese to reason, to the more pressing duty of saving India for the British crown.

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