DERAILED Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word derailed. (close relations)
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 |