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DERAILED Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word derailed. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word derailed. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for DERAILED

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departed
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• someone who is no longer alive

adjective satellite

• well in the past; former

• dead

deviated
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

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

adjective satellite

• markedly different from an accepted norm

verb

• turn aside; turn away from

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

digressed
verbv
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

diverged
verbv
verb

• move or draw apart

• have no limits as a mathematical series

• extend in a different direction

• be at variance with; be out of line with

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

strayed
verbv
noun

• an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

adjective satellite

• not close together in time

• (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home

verb

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• wander from a direct course or at random

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

swerved
verbv
noun

• the act of turning aside suddenly

• an erratic deflection from an intended course

verb

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

veered
verbv
verb

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• shift to a clockwise direction

wandered
verbv
verb

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

• go via an indirect route or at no set pace

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

jump
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden and decisive increase

• an abrupt transition

• (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

• a sudden involuntary movement

• descent with a parachute

• the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

verb

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• make a sudden physical attack on

• increase suddenly and significantly

• be highly noticeable

• enter eagerly into

• rise in rank or status

• jump down from an elevated point

• run off or leave the rails

• jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

• cause to jump or leap

• start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

• bypass

• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

• go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

Best Hypernyms For DERAILED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for derailed, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
counteract countermine go locomote move sabotage subvert travel undermine weaken

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