Synonyms of swerved

swerved

verb

past tense of swerve

1

as in veered

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course

the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veered
• cut
• turned
• circled
• bowed
• curved
• wandered
• zigged
• zagged
• yawed
• sheered
• arched
• broke
• swept
• curled
• bent
• rounded
• pivoted
• slewed
• twisted
• skewed
• arced
• crooked
• hooked
• wheeled
• zigzagged
• spiraled
• strayed
• weaved
• looped
• deviated
• coiled
• wound
• about-faced
• wavered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened

2

as in curved

to turn away from a straight line or course

the bike path gently swerves to the right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curved
• swept
• bowed
• rounded
• fell off
• arched
• turned
• crooked
• bent
• trended
• arced
• hooked
• curled
• wheeled
• circled
• looped
• veered
• spiraled
• coiled
• deviated
• wound
• twisted
• curlicued

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened

3

as in arched

to cause to turn away from a straight line

a dog dashed out in front of me and made me swerve my bike to one side of the bike path

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arched
• hooked
• bowed
• curled
• curved
• crooked
• veered
• turned
• bent
• twisted
• waved
• rounded
• deflected
• weaved
• swirled
• diverted
• reflected
• arced
• inflected
• incurved
• spiraled
• inclined
• looped
• meandered
• dented
• coiled
• enrolled
• entwined
• twined
• warped
• sloped
• incurvated
• wound
• kinked
• dimpled
• declined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened
• uncurled
• unbent

4

as in deviated

to change one's course or direction

the hurricane had been following the coastline before it swerved and headed inland

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swerved

The injury rate for the remaining half of crashes, in which drivers swerved and ended up striking other vehicles, trees, poles, guardrails and other road features, soared to over 21%, AAA said. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

David Zanon, who deliberately swerved his vehicle into CHP Officer Scott Russell during a high-speed chase on Highway 50 in El Dorado County in July 2007, killing Russell. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

On the third pass, the husband swerved finally into the parking lot. — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

The truck driver swerved to the right to avoid the stopped vehicle, and struck the driver who was standing outside. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

The couple swerved to miss the other driver, then hit a parked car. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Ditka has been losing contemporaries since July of 1964, when Willie Gallimore’s Volkswagen swerved and rolled, killing Gallimore and Bo Farrington in a training camp tragedy. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

As a result of the collision, the 20-year-old driver of a Toyota Tacoma swerved to avoid hitting the Mercedes-Benz, the outlet reported. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

The woman, traveling south in a 2004 Toyota Tacoma, swerved to avoid hitting the driver. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026