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DIVERSIONARY Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word diversionary. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word diversionary. (close relations)
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evasive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deliberately vague or ambiguous

• avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

feigned
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not genuine

misleading
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

secondary
adjectiveadj
adjective

• being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

noun

• the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

• coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

adjective satellite

• inferior in rank or status

• depending on or incidental to what is original or primary

• not of major importance

• belonging to a lower class or rank

deflecting
verb, adjectivev, adj
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)

distracting
adjectiveadj
verb

• draw someone's attention away from something

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

sidetracking
verb, nounv, n
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

Alternatives for EVASIVE

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