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 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 The pickup veered off the roadway while the Amazon truck blocked the westbound lanes. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026 But instead of following that path to its logical conclusion, Rand veered off script. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 July 2026 The Equinox driver then lost control and veered hard to the left, striking the rear passenger side bumper of a 2024 Mitsubishi Eclipse that was in the center lane, state police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

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The Costa Concordia allegedly deviated from its planned route around the Mediterranean Sea to do this.

— Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
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

Definition of deviated

Verb

Out in the clean air, this pointer swung away from the compass to aim at the plume’s edge, several seconds before the fly physically turned to head back.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
It’s swung as low as $72 early this month and as high as $102 last week on uncertainty about whether the United States and Iran could reach a deal to allow oil tankers to move freely again from the Middle East to customers worldwide.

— Stan Choe, Fortune, 30 July 2026

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Just days before her junior year of high school, the Pennsylvania native was driving to work after getting just two hours of sleep when her car swerved on wet grass and slammed into a tree.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Saar began her career as a social worker but eventually swerved toward design.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026

Definition of swerved

Verb

In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of whipped

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At the same time, the data shows, courts have severely cut the length of time many people are getting to prepare for complex immigration proceedings, from about six months to often just a little more than a month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Using a paring knife, mark a smaller square inside each pastry square, leaving a 1/2 inch border (do not cut all the way through the dough).

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut

Verb

Just circled up with him and just checking on his well-being, and then the rest is kind of up to medical staff, doctors he’s seen.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Faena staff in luxurious red capes circled around them, serving light bites and cold martinis.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Definition of circled

Verb

After meeting at a Neville Brothers crawfish boil, the pair wandered through the French Quarter, eventually trailed by an impromptu parade of Deadheads.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
After her Scout Stage set, indie-country singer Michaela Anne wandered over and climbed into the driver’s seat of the Terra.

— Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026

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