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 John Solomon, once a reporter for the Associated Press and The Washington Post, veered rightward in his coverage. — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026 Five days earlier, in the preseason opener at Highmark Stadium, a 45-yard try veered too far right. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Investigators are working to understand why a small plane veered to the side while landing at a rural airport and crashed into a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter, a federal official said Thursday. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Instead, in their wake, the league veered far in the other direction, taking the finesse out of the game and turning on-court play into a street fight, with officials unable or unwilling to get their arms round the physicality. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 The five boys, all from Grand Junction, were traveling along Lookout Lane late Saturday when their vehicle veered off the roadway and went down the steep incline, according to authorities. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The car had apparently veered off Lookout Lane and gone off the edge, 250 feet above the Gunnison River, said the report from the city’s police. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 Last month alone, Brent’s price veered between $72 and $102 per barrel. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 For unknown reasons, the car veered off the side and ended about 200 feet below. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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Verb

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

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Prices of the precious commodity have swung dramatically from one season to the next, particularly as issues such as climate change, water scarcity and pest and disease pressures persist.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
The club opted against a lengthy pre-season trip to North America, Oceania, or East Asia, preferring a smaller-scale tour in which the squad swung back to the Carrington training ground after playing across a host of European cities.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of swung

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The sedan swerved and prevented the pickup from passing several times, and the vehicles almost collided.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
According to a civil complaint, which was obtained by PEOPLE, Li and Scobey’s vehicle allegedly swerved into oncoming traffic while driving on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles and collided with plaintiff Anna Mercedes Aoun’s vehicle.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

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Deploying everything from pickled green strawberries and fresh peas to whipped labneh with Banyul vinegar glaze, artful Viennoiserie evokes more than a little whimsy that spans sweet and savory.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
If a recipe calls for 1 cup (unwhipped) whipping cream, substitute 2 cups whipped dessert topping, such as Cool Whip.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026

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The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Unlike the heavy smoky eyes and cut creases of the 2010s, this trend is throwing it back to the 1990s when smoky eyes were more minimalist.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut

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The Denver encounter also came just days after a mother bear and cub wandered into the city's Harvey Park neighborhood.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Sant Ambroeus Aspen A bear recently wandered into a restaurant in Aspen, while another was spotted on Colorado State University's campus during move-in week.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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