DEVIATING Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word deviating. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| departing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • that is going out or leaving | ||||||
| divergent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • tending to move apart in different directions adjective satellite • diverging from another or from a standard | ||||||
| diverging | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • tending to move apart in different directions | ||||||
| drifting | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • aimless wandering from place to place adjective satellite • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | ||||||
| fluctuating | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having unpredictable ups and downs | ||||||
| meandering | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of a path e.g. | ||||||
| straying | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • unable to find your way | ||||||
| swerving | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of turning aside suddenly | ||||||
| turning | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course • act of changing in practice or custom • a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe • a movement in a new direction • the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe • the activity of shaping something on a lathe | ||||||
| varying | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by diversity or difference | ||||||
| veering | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of turning aside suddenly | ||||||
| wandering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • travelling about without any clear destination adjective satellite • migratory • of a path e.g. • having no fixed course | ||||||
| deflected | verbv | |||||
verb • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off • turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest • turn aside and away from an initial or intended course • draw someone's attention away from something • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) | ||||||
| detouring | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) verb • travel via a detour | ||||||
| digressing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking • wander from a direct or straight course | ||||||
| roaming | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||||||
| sidetracked | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass verb • wander from a direct or straight course | ||||||
| deviant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior adjective satellite • markedly different from an accepted norm | ||||||
| aberrant | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group adjective satellite • markedly different from an accepted norm | ||||||
| degenerate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior adjective satellite • unrestrained by convention or morality verb • grow progressively worse | ||||||
