DEVIATING Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word deviating. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEVIATING
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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 | ||||||||