as in turned
to change one's course or direction
sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of deviated
Which is why Mahomes played all of 48 seconds in the first two irrelevant games as Reid deviated from his customary inclination to play him most in the second-to-last rehearsal.
—
Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Early in the run, Whoop's heart rate measurements deviated from the Ultra 2's by as much as 5 to 10bpm.
—PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
The Princess Royal swept her tresses into a chignon for glam banquet, marking a rare departure from the bouffant she's rarely deviated from throughout the last half century.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Early in the run, Whoop's heart rate measurements deviated from the Ultra 2's by as much as 5 to 10bpm.
—PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
The Princess Royal swept her tresses into a chignon for glam banquet, marking a rare departure from the bouffant she's rarely deviated from throughout the last half century.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviated
Verb
-
Valverde turned 27 in July and is now in his eighth season with Madrid’s first team since joining from Penarol in his Uruguayan homeland for €5million as an 18-year-old in summer 2016.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
-
Valdez turned his back to the plate and paused as Salazar and Volpe stared at him.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Williams won nine and swung freely.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
-
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Lions swung a trade to acquire Smith from the Cleveland Browns before the trade deadline last year.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
From there, the questions veered into the details of banking regulatory policy.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
-
Their attempts at political discourse often veered toward the group speaking in vague, naïve universalisms.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
-
Mingling and interbreeding Modern humans and Neanderthals share an ancestor that originated in Africa, but the two lineages diverged at least 500,000 years ago.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Deviated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviated. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share