Synonyms of deviated

deviated

verb

past tense of deviate

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

• turned
• swung
• veered
• diverged
• detoured
• swerved
• turned off
• wheeled
• sheered
• tacked
• zigzagged
• turned back
• doubled (back)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deviated

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, 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

Information posted online by Flightradar24, which has not been verified, suggests the plane had significantly deviated from its planned flight path. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

The one state that deviated from this was Kentucky, which chose red velvet as its favorite cake. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

In 2023, Middleton deviated from her usual pastels in an emerald green ensemble. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 June 2026

The square toe deviated from the quintessential round toe the Chanel cap-toe slingback is associated with, while the strap design played with cutouts and doubled around the ankle. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 June 2026

But so far, Raman, who has aligned herself with the DSA on issues such as renter protections but deviated on police spending, is struggling to unite the organization. — National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026

With 2025 training camp set to begin, Holmgren’s mind had deviated from the NBA. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 May 2026