Synonyms of veered

veered

verb

past tense of veer

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in swung

to change the course or direction of (something)

veered the ship abruptly to the right to avoid a collision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swung
• turned
• whipped
• shifted
• diverted
• deflected
• redirected
• moved
• wheeled
• deviated
• whirled
• swerved
• switched
• swiveled
• shunted
• sidetracked
• averted
• swayed
• twisted
• zigzagged
• reversed
• transferred
• curved
• rechanneled
• turned back
• bent

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of veered

For unknown reasons, the car veered off the side and ended about 200 feet below. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Dixon was driving along Hampton Road near King Avenue when the Cybertruck veered off the road, struck a tree and caught fire. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

While taxiing on the water, the seaplane reportedly veered left and failed to respond to corrective efforts before striking a dock and sinking in approximately 100 feet of water. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

The Fast and Furious veered off the road with its last two efforts. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

In the face of fresh crisis, belief veered towards asceticism and sometimes mysticism. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

His Tesla veered into an oncoming lane, hitting a car traveling in the opposite direction. — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Across the planet, most populations of monarch butterflies—in Spain, in Hawaii—are likely descended from vagrants that veered off the Mexico migration path. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

But instead of following that path to its logical conclusion, Rand veered off script. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 July 2026