DEFLECTED Synonyms

• the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

• rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• hit something so that it bounces

• move up and down repeatedly

• come back after being refused

• leap suddenly

• refuse to accept and send back

• eject from the premises

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

• markedly different from an accepted norm

• turn aside; turn away from

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

• a quick look

• throw a glance at; take a brief look at

• hit at an angle

• a glancing rebound

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• the act of turning aside suddenly

• an erratic deflection from an intended course

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• shift to a clockwise direction

• escape, either physically or mentally

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• turn away or aside

• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• refrain from doing something

• refrain from certain foods or beverages

• declare invalid

• a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

• a circular segment of a curve

• movement that causes the formation of a curve

• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

• form a curve

• change direction

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• bend a joint

• a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

• a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

• a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

• a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

• housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

• (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

• an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

• a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

• a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• a platform from which an auctioneer sells

• the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

• render unsuitable for passage

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• stop from happening or developing

• interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

• run on a block system

• interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

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

• stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

• obstruct

• block passage through

• support, secure, or raise with a block

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• be unable to remember

• shape by using a block

• shape into a block or blocks

• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

• bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• prevent from entering; keep out

• draw someone's attention away from something

• 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

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• get rid of something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword

• a return punch (especially by a boxer)

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off