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 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 Patel shines quietly but brightly as the very human Eurylochus, whose eventual doubts about Odysseus could very easily have veered into villain territory. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 Trump’s second term has bizarrely veered into territory his predecessors would have eschewed on principle. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 The driver reportedly lost control of the bus, which veered off the road, struck a rock and overturned, according to the police statement, which added that the information was preliminary and the cause of the crash was under investigation. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 The driver, identified as 46-year-old Wilson Jacob Brick, veered off the road and the truck flipped onto the median. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Dark clouds hovered around the stadium just before kickoff, threatening to delay the start of the game, but Mother Nature apparently is a soccer fan, because the storm veered away. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 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

Much of the ground there has turned black with ash and many cars have been reduced to empty shells of twisted metal.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
For a whiskey company that built its reputation around putting more rye into bourbon and then turned rye itself into its second flagship bottle, blending those two sides together feels like a logical next move.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of turned

Verb

Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.

— Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Juan Rivera tried mate for the first time from his now wife Tiffany, who whipped it up for him while manning a beverage booth at a music festival.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of whipped

Verb

Germany’s biggest automaker is planning a massive restructuring and cost-cutting program in response to intensifying competition from Chinese electric vehicle makers and higher tariffs on its exports to the United States.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
The formidable shadow pool, cut by black liquid liner, was juxtaposed with light brown brows and bubblegum blush on the apples of her cheeks.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 July 2026

Definition of cut

Verb

The Chinese ship circled the Philippine vessel continuously, as its water cannon hit the ship.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
During the group stage, the team from tiny Curaçao, after a 7-1 loss to Germany, circled in prayer on the pitch.

— the Monitor’s Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

Definition of circled

Verb

After running away from home, Fig wandered nearly 30 miles before someone spotted her and the sheriff's department picked her up.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
So would pianist Jake Shapiro, tickling the ivories as one wandered, to the limited extent one was allowed to wander.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of wandered

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