Synonyms of swerving

swerving

verb

present participle of swerve

1

as in veering

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course

the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veering
• cutting
• curving
• circling
• turning
• yawing
• wandering
• bowing
• zagging
• breaking
• zigging
• arching
• sweeping
• weaving
• bending
• sheering
• twisting
• curling
• skewing
• rounding
• pivoting
• arcing
• zigzagging
• winding
• looping
• spiraling
• hooking
• deviating
• wheeling
• coiling
• slewing
• straying
• wavering
• crooking
• about-facing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening

2

as in curving

to turn away from a straight line or course

the bike path gently swerves to the right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curving
• sweeping
• bowing
• rounding
• arcing
• arching
• falling off
• winding
• bending
• turning
• trending
• circling
• hooking
• curling
• looping
• wheeling
• crooking
• spiraling
• veering
• coiling
• deviating
• twisting
• curlicuing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening

3

as in bending

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

• bending
• arching
• hooking
• curving
• bowing
• curling
• twisting
• turning
• veering
• crooking
• waving
• deflecting
• swirling
• rounding
• reflecting
• weaving
• diverting
• arcing
• inflecting
• incurving
• looping
• spiraling
• coiling
• twining
• meandering
• winding
• entwining
• inclining
• warping
• sloping
• kinking
• denting
• incurvating
• enrolling
• dimpling
• declining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening
• uncurling
• unbending

4

as in deviating

to change one's course or direction

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deviating
• turning
• swinging
• veering
• diverging
• detouring
• zigzagging
• turning off
• wheeling
• sheering
• tacking
• turning back
• doubling (back)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swerving

This includes crashes where drivers directly struck a deer, as well as crashes resulting from a driver swerving to avoid a deer on the roadway. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Police said the car was swerving across lanes, impeding traffic and forcing other drivers to brake or take action to avoid her car. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

The drums are constantly switching, the gait galloping one way and then swerving back again, as if the music could go anywhere. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

The video then shows the vehicle, which is not marked, swerving left toward Parra’s path, in front of a truck stopped in a shopping center. — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Witnesses said the woman had been standing on the shoulder and jumped to avoid being hit by a vehicle that was swerving to avoid debris and other vehicles in the road. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

Police later spotted a vehicle matching the witness's description driving recklessly and swerving into oncoming traffic on Madison Street, according to the affidavit. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2026

Not long after, video footage showed the vehicle swerving erratically between lanes. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Towards the end of the teaser (around 21 seconds), a black car is seen swerving around traffic. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026