DIVERTED Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

diverted

verb

Definition of diverted next

past tense of divert

as in amused

to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied a light comedy to divert the tired business executive

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as in turned

to change the course or direction of (something) the bike race was diverted around the construction zone

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as in distracted

to draw the attention or mind to something else trying to divert the child with a toy while the doctor was giving her a shot

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Recent Examples of diverted Instead of remitting those taxes to the IRS, prosecutors alleged Kapoor diverted over $2 million from company accounts for his personal benefit. —

Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026 Vehicles were allowed to use the slow lane and traffic was diverted off at the rest area. —

City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026 Supporters say reforms are needed to protect school budgets and prevent classroom funding from being diverted into litigation costs. —

Julie Watts, CBS News, 13 May 2026 The source familiar with the investigation said the Russian captain, named as Igor Anisimov, believed he would be diverted to the North Korean port of Rason to deliver the two reactors. —

Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 Vehicles were being diverted off the highway and onto Lone Elm Road. —

Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026 Instead of addressing the domestic crisis, these funds were immediately diverted to cement the regime’s regional fortress — funding the Houthis, Hezbollah and the construction of the tunnel cities. —

Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 Travelers heading west on Tuesday night should expect to be diverted at Exit 42 along Franklin Road before being able to reenter at Exit 38, and the Friday night crowd should expect the same in the opposite direction. —

Noah Daly may 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026 All northbound lanes of the highway are shut down and traffic is being diverted via the Turner Warnell exit, according to a social media post. —

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026

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Voters, unlike some pundits, aren’t looking to be entertained or amused by the state’s next leader.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Her grandmother though is amused and amusing, fierce and surprising, allowed to be acerbic and to talk to her granddaughter about (literally) life and death topics rather than just dolls and baking and memories.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026