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detour

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of detour

deflection, departure, deviation, divagation, divergence, divergency, diversion
Words Related to detour

regression, retrogression, reversion
Near Antonyms of detour

adherence

detour

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of detour

1 to avoid by going around

  • we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium
Synonyms of detour

bypass, circumnavigate, circumvent, skirt
Words Related to detour

leapfrog

avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, flee, shake, shun
Near Antonyms of detour

confront, face, meet

accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome

2 to change one's course or direction

  • we had to detour for a few miles around the section of highway under construction
Synonyms of detour

deviate, diverge, sheer, swerve, swing, turn, turn off, veer, wheel
Words Related to detour

tack, zigzag

double (back), turn back

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