DISTRACTS Synonyms

• 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)

• cause to run off the tracks

• run off or leave the rails

• move deeply

• change the arrangement or position of

• tamper with

• destroy the peace or tranquility of

• damage as if by shaking or jarring

• turn aside; turn away from

• send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

• occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

• withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

• a basket usually with a cover

• prevent the progress or free movement of

• put at a disadvantage

• located at or near the back of an animal

• be a hindrance or obstacle to

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• put at a disadvantage

• be a hindrance or obstacle to

• block passage through

• a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out

• make a break in

• destroy the peace or tranquility of

• interfere in someone else's activity

• terminate or end

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• block passage through

• shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

• keep busy with

• live (in a certain place)

• occupy the whole of

• be on the mind of

• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

• require (time or space)

• consume all of one's attention or time

• assume, as of positions or roles

• engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively

• occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance

• a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

• wander from a direct or straight course

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• 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)

• a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

• a condition in which things are not in their expected places

• a disturbance of the peace or of public order

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• bring disorder to

• a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments

• the trait of seeming ill at ease

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom

• cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull

• throw into great confusion or disorder

• a source of difficulty

• an angry disturbance

• an event causing distress or pain

• an effort that is inconvenient

• a strong feeling of anxiety

• an unwanted pregnancy

• move deeply

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• remove the hinges from