Synonyms of diverting

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adjective

də-ˈvər-tiŋ 

as in amusing

providing amusement or enjoyment

some tall and diverting tales were told by the festival's roving storyteller

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amusing
• fun
• enjoyable
• entertaining
• delightful
• pleasurable
• exciting
• pleasant
• nice
• funny
• satisfying
• recreational
• beguiling
• humorous
• welcome
• merry
• ridiculous
• stimulating
• agreeable
• happy
• comical
• comic
• riotous
• hilarious
• ludicrous
• droll
• farcical
• thrilling
• laughable
• antic
• uproarious
• sunny
• jolly
• jovial
• gleeful
• jocose
• risible
• mirthful
• sidesplitting
• gay
• blithesome
• jocund

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heavy
• boring
• uninteresting
• tedious
• tiresome
• wearisome
• weary
• pedestrian
• tiring
• flat
• monotonous
• dull
• drab
• humdrum
• leaden
• ponderous
• dreary
• stuffy
• stodgy
• wearying
• unpleasant
• unwelcome
• jading
• disagreeable
• distasteful
• uncongenial
• displeasing
• pleasureless
• unpleasing
• unlovely

diverting

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verb

present participle of divert

1

as in entertaining

to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied

a light comedy to divert the tired business executive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amusing
• entertaining
• regaling
• distracting
• occupying
• delighting
• appeasing
• interesting
• solacing
• involving
• disporting
• pleasing
• busying
• consoling
• engaging
• engrossing
• immersing
• captivating
• charming
• enchanting
• absorbing
• comforting
• intriguing
• humoring
• fascinating
• hypnotizing
• bewitching
• mesmerizing
• indulging
• contenting
• placating
• gratifying
• spoiling
• soothing
• pacifying
• beguiling
• gripping
• propitiating
• pleasuring
• pampering
• mollifying
• obliging
• conciliating
• coddling
• enthralling
• mollycoddling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• boring
• draining
• wearing
• exhausting
• tiring
• enervating
• wearying
• wearing out
• jading
• harassing
• fatiguing
• perturbing
• aggravating
• upsetting
• pestering
• disturbing
• bothering
• annoying
• harrying
• exasperating
• bugging
• vexing
• fretting
• grating
• galling
• chafing
• nettling
• piquing
• irking
• peeving

2

as in turning

to change the course or direction of (something)

the bike race was diverted around the construction zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turning
• swinging
• redirecting
• whipping
• deflecting
• shifting
• veering
• moving
• wheeling
• whirling
• shunting
• switching
• averting
• deviating
• transferring
• twisting
• sidetracking
• swiveling
• zigzagging
• rechanneling
• swerving
• curving
• reversing
• swaying
• bending
• turning back

3

as in distracting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distracting
• detracting
• abstracting
• throwing off
• amusing
• entertaining
• straying
• wandering
• calling off
• beguiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• focusing
• concentrating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diverting

Adjective

But you were also treated to a diverting and delightful narrative, rich with insider’s lore. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021

The plan also would call for constant testing of players and staff, which could mean diverting resources from public health care. — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 6 Apr. 2020

Both popular and science media show an outsized fondness for brain imaging studies, inspiring much work more diverting than informative. — David Dobbs, WIRED, 4 July 2006

Verb

Discovery merger as prolonged uncertainty runs the risk of diverting time and resources away from achieving these priorities. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Still, diverting textiles from landfill does not necessarily make a system circular. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

With the police inquiry yielding no results and the looming Yugoslav Wars diverting attention, the girl’s family is left with no choice but to embark on their own investigation. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Starting in early 2025, Salisbury oversaw the unprecedented reassignment of more than 6,000 agents to immigration enforcement, diverting most of the agency from its normal duties. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026

Microsoft has tried to diversify from its longtime partner while diverting computing resources toward improving Copilot. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Beginning Thursday, the Fort Worth Fire Department has been diverting ambulances carrying patients with trauma, strokes and STEMI heart attacks to other hospitals, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026

Most of the townships were diverting those funds to the road district. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

During the attack, an off-duty state trooper and a civilian fired on Williams, diverting him from the restaurant, police have said. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026