Synonyms of diverged

diverged

verb

past tense of diverge

1

as in deviated

to change one's course or direction

the deer abruptly diverged from its intended path the moment it spied the waiting lynx

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in separated

to go or move in different directions from a central point

at that point the road and the railroad tracks diverge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separated
• parted
• divided
• forked
• retreated
• scattered
• branched (out)
• spread
• dispersed
• dissipated
• distributed
• disbanded
• receded
• dispelled
• cleared out
• distanced
• broadcast
• sowed
• bestrewed
• broke up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joined
• converged
• met
• assembled
• gathered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diverged

The race to determine who will lead one of the United States’s largest cities took a twist Tuesday, when the two women battling to win Los Angeles’s mayoral race sharply diverged over Israel. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

In the poll, views on health care access and costs largely diverged along party lines. — Ali Swenson, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

In the poll, views on healthcare access and costs largely diverged along party lines. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

But researchers were able to show that over hundreds of thousands of years, the gentoo has diverged into four distinct evolutionary lineages, each of which the researchers say should be its own species. — Violet Jira, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026

This year’s Climate Week diverged markedly from past years that had been focused more closely on climate targets, timetables, emissions reductions and scaling up promising solutions. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Following the outbreak of Middle East conflicts, the two paths diverged sharply, with the gap widening further as summer arrived. — CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Trump agreed to help end the war after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to get involved, but the two countries’ approaches have increasingly diverged, particularly as Riyadh grows closer to the SAF, Hogendoorn said. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Venable hasn’t diverged from his early-season strategy of using his relievers early and often and employing openers on a semiregular basis. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026