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

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

Multiple witnesses told the deputy that the semi was intentionally swerving into the shoulder of the road to prevent a motorcycle from passing it. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

This will all play out in Spain’s baking east and south, with the race swerving some of its iconic Asturian ascent in this edition. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026