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detour

noun

Definition of DETOUR

a turning away from a course or standard <we'll regard this relapse as just a brief detour on your road to recovery from substance abuse>

Synonyms deflection, departure, detour, deviation, divagation, divergency, diversion

Related Words regression, retrogression, reversion

Near Antonyms adherence

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