Need another word that means the same as “deviate”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “deviate” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Deviate” are: depart, diverge, vary, divert, digress, drift, stray, slew, veer, swerve, turn away, turn aside, get sidetracked, branch off, differ, change, be different, aberrant, deviant, degenerate, pervert
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “deviate” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| degenerate | An immoral or corrupt person. Get out of my house you degenerate. |
| deviant | A deviant person or thing. Killers deviants and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension. |
| pervert | A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “deviate” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be different | Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. |
| branch off | Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. |
| change | Undergo a change become different in essence losing one s or its original nature. I ve had time to think and my opinion hasn t changed. |
| depart | Wander from a direct or straight course. They departed for Germany. |
| differ | Be different. The second set of data differed from the first. |
| digress | Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking. She always digresses when telling a story. |
| diverge | Develop in a different direction. Their ways had diverged at university. |
| divert | Cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another. An aircraft has diverted and will be with you shortly. |
| drift | Be in motion due to some air or water current. Fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters. |
| get sidetracked | Perceive by hearing. |
| slew | Of an electronic device undergo slewing. He slewed the aircraft round before it settled on the runway. |
| stray | Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking. Over these mounds the shepherd strays. |
| swerve | Change or cause to change direction abruptly. A lorry swerved across her path. |
| turn aside | Move around an axis or a center. |
| turn away | Direct at someone. |
| vary | Make something more diverse and varied. He tried to vary his diet. |
| veer | (of the wind) change direction clockwise around the points of the compass. The motorbike veered to the right. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “deviate” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| aberrant | Markedly different from an accepted norm. Aberrant chromosomes. |
| deviant | Homosexual (typically used of a man). Deviant behaviour. |
| aberrant | Markedly different from an accepted norm. This somewhat aberrant behaviour requires an explanation. |
| debauch | Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. His life had been spent in debauch. |
| deflect | Cause (something) to change direction; turn aside from a straight course. The ball deflected off Knight s body. |
| degenerate | A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. Get out of my house you degenerate. |
| derail | (of a train or tram) accidentally leave the tracks. A train was derailed after it collided with a herd of cattle. |
| derailment | The obstruction of a process by diverting it from its intended course. An investigation into the derailment of a freight train. |
| deviant | A deviant person or thing. Killers deviants and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension. |
| digress | Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. Don t digress when you give a lecture. |
| dislodge | Remove from a position of power or authority. The hoofs of their horses dislodged loose stones. |
| distort | Give a misleading or false account or impression of. A grimace distorted her mouth. |
| excursive | (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects. His excursive remarks. |
| meander | (of a river or road) follow a winding course. The river flows in sweeping meanders. |
| misdirect | Aim (something) in the wrong direction. Misdirect the letter. |
| misguide | Give bad advice to. A long survey that can only baffle and misguide the general reader. |
| perverse | Marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict. In two general elections the outcome was quite perverse. |
| pervert | Lead (someone) away from what is considered natural or acceptable. Hector is a man who is simply perverted by his time. |
| ramble | (of a plant) put out long shoots and grow over walls or other plants. Roses climbed rambled hung over walls. |
| rambling | (of a plant) putting out long shoots and growing over walls or other plants. A rambling discursive book. |
| resonate | Produce electrical or mechanical resonance. The sound of the siren resonated across the harbour. |
| roam | Move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area. He let his eyes roam her face. |
| scrappy | Consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts. A scrappy admiral. |
| sidetrack | Divert (a well or borehole) to reach a productive deposit or to avoid an obstruction. A sidetrack to the original discovery well. |
| slew | Of an electronic device undergo slewing. The Renault slewed from side to side in the snow. |
| stray | An animal that has strayed especially a domestic animal. The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her. |
| swerve | Change or cause to change direction abruptly. A lorry swerved across her path. |
| twist | An act of twisting something around a stationary point. With a sudden twist she got away from him. |
| veer | Change direction suddenly. The motorbike veered to the right. |
| wagon | A child’s four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting. A hay wagon. |
| wandering | Having no fixed course. The river followed its wandering course. |
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