Synonyms of deviating

deviating 1 of 2

adjective

as in indirect

Related Words

• indirect
• circuitous
• roundabout
• leaping
• excursive
• devious
• wandering
• discursive
• digressive
• rambling
• meandering
• desultory
• maundering
• digressional
• digressionary

Dissimilar Words

• consistent
• logical
• coherent
• direct
• focused
• straightforward
• undeviating

deviating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of deviate

as in turning

to change one's course or direction

sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turning
• swinging
• veering
• diverging
• swerving
• detouring
• turning off
• wheeling
• zigzagging
• sheering
• tacking
• turning back
• doubling (back)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deviating

Verb

The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

But maybe a line between North and South Carolina, between Tennessee and Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi then deviating south to divide Louisiana and Arkansas. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

The artisans stay true to the original colors and designs of the park — never deviating in 70 years. — Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

In 2024, the government decided against deviating from the 2021 census questions in the interests of maintaining social cohesion. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Practicing deviating from our defaults, no matter how mundane, prepares us to deviate again, even in higher stakes contexts. — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

The highly disguised initial view of the model undergoing final testing showed the luxury marque deviating away from its traditional upright boxy off-road SUVs into a new territory. — New Atlas, 27 July 2026

Nyathi says she was inspired to write the book after seeing how African men were deviating from traditional open polygamy, to having secret second families, and the negative effects this was having on the women. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 24 July 2026

And with no hikes priced in by markets, deviating from this strategy seems unlikely. — Sean Conlon,chloe Taylor,justina Lee,tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 22 July 2026