| Main Entry: | divert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn a different direction |
Synonyms: |
alter, avert, change, deflect, modify, pivot, redirect, sheer, swerve, switch, turn aside, veer, volte-face, wheel, whip, whirl |
Antonyms: |
be direct, keep to, maintain, stay |
| Main Entry: | sidetrack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divert |
Synonyms: |
alter, avert, change, deflect, digress, redirect, swerve, switch, veer |
| Main Entry: | turn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reverse; change course |
Synonyms: |
about-face, aim, alter, alternate, backslide, call off, capsize, change, change position, convert, curve, depart, detour, detract, deviate, digress, direct, diverge, double back, face about, go back, incline, inverse, invert, loop, move, pivot, rechannel, recoil, redirect, regress, relapse, retrace, return, revert, sheer, shift, shunt, shy away, sidetrack, subvert, sway, swerve, swing, swirl, switch, tack, transform, twist, upset, vary, veer, volte-face, wheel, whip, whirl, zigzag |
| Main Entry: | sublimate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divert |
Synonyms: |
redirect, repress, suppress, transfer |