VEERED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

veered

verb

past tense of veer

as in deviated

to change one's course or direction at this point the river veers to the southwest before finally emptying into the Atlantic Ocean

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as in swung

to change the course or direction of (something) veered the ship abruptly to the right to avoid a collision

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as in swerved

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course without warning the car veered to the left and into an oncoming truck

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straightened

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Recent Examples of veered The driver of the Infiniti was standing near the back of the vehicle when a Ford sedan veered into the shoulder, DiMartino shared. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026 The driver of a pickup truck veered off the Overseas Highway and into the water in the Florida Keys on Saturday morning, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026 Police said the tractor-trailer veered off the roadway and overturned. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Only 13% of Democrats said the nation hasn't veered from the founding principles, while 20% of Republicans believe the nation still reflects them. — Saige Miller, NPR, 1 July 2026 Yet the hearing veered off-topic when Republicans honed in on Ginexi’s testimony, which was unrelated to the program. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026 An Eagan woman died early Monday morning on northbound Interstate 35E after her vehicle veered off the road at the Lone Oak Road exit. — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 29 June 2026 Something that started off respectfully and and never veered from that path. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The California Highway Patrol report shows that a driver veered into Shawn Jordan, 18, on Walerga Road in the early evening of June 15, 2024. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026

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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

Bobrovsky’s hope didn’t truly run out until Florida swung a trade for Jacob Markstrom, a deal that was finalized early Tuesday afternoon.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Never count out Tim Connelly, who swung the massive trades that brought Gobert and Ball to Minnesota and shipped off Karl-Anthony Towns days before training camp two years ago, but the Wolves will likely be looking elsewhere for a starting forward.

— Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of swung

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Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.

— Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Paraguay seemed to fade after the Mbappé goal, but turned it on again late, forcing Mike Maignan to make his first save of the day about 89 and a half minutes into the match.

— Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of turned

Verb

The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Potential applications beyond wind energy The researchers believe the manufacturing approach could cut production costs for small wind turbines and help more people use lightweight renewable energy technology.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of cut

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Holloway has spent the decade since assembling one of the great featherweight résumés in company history, which is why a fight nobody circled in 2013 now headlines the biggest week on the UFC calendar.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
As astronauts circled the Earth, aquanauts moved into seafloor labs.

— Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of circled

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Kahan’s fans — they’re called Busyheads, after his 2019 debut — wandered the festival grounds in their Kahan merch and cowboy boots, taking in the stunning view of the Hudson River.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2026
The American mink likely wandered into the resident's yard from the riverbank, according to the Sonoma County Animal Service.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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