Thesaurus results for SIDETRACKED

sidetracked

verb

past tense of sidetrack

as in deviated

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetracked

Verb

And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
She was also asked to perform the walk-and-turn exercise, and the one-leg stand exercise, and deviated from instruction on both counts.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026

Definition of deviated

Verb

Fortunately for both the Chenbot and millions of reality TV fans, disaster was averted as the host was saved thanks to a daring rescue attempt by a minor league baseball player by the name of Zach Cornell.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Estimates suggest that as a result of the implementation of these mandates, more than 200,000 COVID-19 cases were averted by May 22, 2020.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of averted

Verb

Now, that excess gets diverted into the Austerlitz basin instead, where it’s held deep underground until the weather clears, then pumped gradually to treatment plants outside the city.

— Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Hotels are offering 50% discounts, schools, mosques and sports halls have been prepared to house mourners, and bus and rail networks are being diverted to serve the main events.

— Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of diverted

Verb

Rusak had spent months showing Ngo flat, organic-leaning designs before something shifted.

— Jessica Salter, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
State officials updated guidance for traffic stops involving legally armed drivers and Ramsey County law enforcement agencies shifted away from stopping drivers solely for equipment violations, such as broken taillights.

— Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Definition of shifted

Verb

Kylan Mbappé took a cut at the net early, though his right-footed shot was deflected out of bounds by goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.

— Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026
In the long shadows of the Pacific Northwest, the Yanks were fortunate not to trail 5-1 at the half — and their lone goal came on a Malik Tillman free kick that deflected off a Belgian defender’s head into the net.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Definition of deflected

Verb

Elinor Ruskin, 94, was among those redirected by police Wednesday after trying to get through a closed block.

— Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Stanley won because the audience did not need to be redirected to understand the value proposition.

— Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of redirected

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

sidetrack

sidetracked

sidetracking

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Sidetracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetracked. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of sidetracked

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on sidetracked

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

implacable

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 10

Popular

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes