SHEERING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

sheering

verb

present participle of sheer

as in deviating

to change one's course or direction the cruise ship sheered to the northwest, putting it safely out of the path of the hurricane

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Relevance

as in veering

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course the car sheered to avoid hitting the dog

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straightening

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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, New Atlas, 27 July 2026

Definition of deviating

Verb

In the clip shared on social media, the bird appears poised to go after a second player before veering off at the last moment, then continues pestering several others on the field until the referee is forced to pause the game.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Many pull-on pants feel casual, almost veering into pajama territory—not these.

— Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Definition of veering

Verb

Write the honest sentence, take the quiet walk, and tell the truth without decorating it for comfort or turning it into a joke today.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
If a state takes a position contrary to Beijing’s interests, China can tighten the screws on it by withholding spare parts, software updates, and technicians, turning a commercial partnership into a tool of leverage.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of turning

Verb

Seattle kept it close, cutting the lead to single digits in the fourth quarter before Atlanta held firm.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
The workshops include all ingredients and participants learn skills such as cutting and folding meats, placement and spacing for jams and honeys.

— Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of cutting

Verb

The out-of-control motion radiated down to the spacecraft itself, which began yawing and pitching in response to the force.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
Combining that data with a simple wind model, the algorithm projected that yawing each of the five upstream turbines about 20 degrees to the north would maximize the group's generation from the northwest winds.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2019

Definition of yawing

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