Synonyms of swerves

swerves

verb

present tense third-person singular of swerve

1

as in veers

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course

the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veers
• turns
• curves
• cuts
• zags
• circles
• wanders
• zigs
• bows
• bends
• sweeps
• breaks
• yaws
• arches
• twists
• weaves
• sheers
• pivots
• skews
• curls
• arcs
• zigzags
• spirals
• loops
• winds
• wheels
• rounds
• deviates
• hooks
• crooks
• coils
• strays
• slews
• about-faces
• slues
• wavers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

• straightens

2

as in curves

to turn away from a straight line or course

the bike path gently swerves to the right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curves
• sweeps
• bends
• turns
• arcs
• trends
• bows
• winds
• arches
• rounds
• wheels
• loops
• crooks
• circles
• hooks
• curls
• falls off
• spirals
• veers
• coils
• deviates
• twists
• curlicues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

• straightens

3

as in bends

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

• bends
• arches
• hooks
• curves
• turns
• twists
• veers
• bows
• curls
• crooks
• waves
• deflects
• swirls
• weaves
• reflects
• arcs
• diverts
• rounds
• meanders
• loops
• spirals
• inflects
• inclines
• warps
• winds
• coils
• slopes
• twines
• kinks
• dents
• incurves
• incurvates
• entwines
• enrolls
• dimples
• declines
• enrols

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens
• unbends
• uncurls

• straightens
• unbends
• uncurls

4

as in deviates

to change one's course or direction

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deviates
• turns
• veers
• swings
• detours
• diverges
• zigzags
• wheels
• turns off
• sheers
• tacks
• turns back
• doubles (back)