DETOURED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

detoured

verb

past tense of detour

as in bypassed

to avoid by going around we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium

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as in deviated

to change one's course or direction we had to detour for a few miles around the section of highway under construction

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Recent Examples of detoured Bike traffic will be detoured around the closure through Agnew Road, Lakeshore Drive, Gianera Street, and Stars and Stripes Drive. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 Traffic was detoured along a route that took drivers an additional six to eight hours to navigate, and the state issued a disaster declaration to acquire federal funding. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 26 June 2026 Eastbound traffic on Santa Fe, north of Brougham Drive, will be detoured as part of closure three. — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026 During the closure, motorists will be detoured from Richards Boulevard to westbound I-80, then routed to Old Davis Road to return to eastbound I-80, Caltrans said. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026 In the nearly seven years since her Sweetener World Tour, Grande detoured from her hugely successful pop career to amplify her acting aspirations. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 June 2026 Southbound lanes remained closed seven hours after the crash, with traffic being detoured. — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 Following the incident, the highway was temporarily closed and detoured as authorities continued to investigate the crash and what caused it. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026 Drivers detoured from the closed Chicago Avenue bridge pile behind them. — Andrew Chrismer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for detoured

Verb

All three came up through the internet and bypassed the traditional studio pipeline.

— Reid Litman, Fortune, 5 July 2026
The ugly Not only did Kenley Jansen get bypassed for a save opportunity despite warming up in Yankee Stadium, he was not called on at the bottom of the tenth either.

— Greg Jewett, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of bypassed

Verb

And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
She was also asked to perform the walk-and-turn exercise, and the one-leg stand exercise, and deviated from instruction on both counts.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026

Definition of deviated

Verb

Indeed, the folks in Akron, Amherst and Monroe, among other locales, have long awaited the winds of change, which have avoided blowing out the stale air caused by chronic losing.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo avoided a suspension for the start of this year’s tournament after a foul during a World Cup qualifier match.

— Yash Roy, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of avoided

Verb

The 40-year-old goalkeeper, who only turned professional aged 25, helped Cape Verde hold the European champions to a goalless draw with a string of fine saves.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The Inter Miami forward, who turned 39 last month, arrived in the tournament with questions over his fitness after recently recovering from a muscle strain.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

Definition of turned

Verb

Kawhi Leonard’s trade to the Toronto Raptors is on hold pending the outcome of the NBA’s investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented salary-cap rules, the teams announced Thursday.

— Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
The Toronto Raptors put the brakes on acquiring Kawhi Leonard from the Clippers, announcing Thursday that the trade is on hold until the NBA investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules is complete.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of circumvented

Verb

Three tries in a seven-minute span, including two when Australian fullback Tom Wright was on the sidelines for a yellow card, swung momentum fully in favor of the back-to-back Six Nations champions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Chip stocks — once the hottest corner of the market — also swung sharply as investors continued to question whether the AI trade had become overextended.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Definition of swung

Verb

Dark clouds hovered around the stadium just before kickoff, threatening to delay the start of the game, but Mother Nature apparently is a soccer fan, because the storm veered away.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Asked whether Louisville native Justin Thomas had shared any local knowledge, Homa said the conversation veered away from course strategy.

— Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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