Synonyms of veering

veering 1 of 2

adjective

as in turning

Related Words

• turning
• twisting
• twisted
• turned
• warped
• swirled
• kinked
• rounded
• entwined
• spiraling
• winding
• curving
• curved
• bending
• spiral
• twined
• wavy
• bowed
• curled
• looping
• twining
• looped
• coiled
• curling
• coiling
• weaving
• meandering
• sinuous
• serpentine
• corkscrew
• zigzag
• zigzagging
• devious
• crooked

Dissimilar Words

• right
• straight
• direct
• linear
• straightforward
• straightaway
• unswerving
• undeviating
• untwisted
• unbent
• uncurled

veering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of veer

1

as in deviating

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

• deviating
• turning
• swinging
• diverging
• swerving
• detouring
• wheeling
• turning off
• zigzagging
• sheering
• tacking
• turning back
• doubling (back)

2

as in swinging

to change the course or direction of (something)

veered the ship abruptly to the right to avoid a collision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swinging
• turning
• whipping
• diverting
• shifting
• deflecting
• redirecting
• moving
• deviating
• wheeling
• whirling
• swerving
• switching
• zigzagging
• twisting
• averting
• shunting
• swaying
• curving
• sidetracking
• reversing
• transferring
• swiveling
• bending
• rechanneling
• turning back

3

as in cutting

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

• cutting
• turning
• swerving
• curving
• circling
• yawing
• bowing
• wandering
• breaking
• sweeping
• arching
• zigging
• zagging
• sheering
• twisting
• weaving
• bending
• skewing
• rounding
• curling
• winding
• pivoting
• spiraling
• deviating
• arcing
• straying
• zigzagging
• looping
• wheeling
• hooking
• wavering
• slewing
• coiling
• crooking
• about-facing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of veering

Verb

Wispy greens mixed with light beige tones give this one plenty of texture without veering into pumpkin-patch territory. — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026

Starting on the first floor, veering just to the left of the elevators is a walk through ancient art history and humanity's relationship with myth and storytelling. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The sheep were straying from the road, veering through the front yards of homeowners who weren’t in the grazing program. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Investigators say the 2019 McLaren accelerated from a green light before veering into the tree. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

When Fyodor drags himself on the floor, begging for forgiveness or a bit more money to play roulette, the gesture straddles the line between humor and intense discomfort — veering into cringe comedy. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Smith took the ensuing kickoff to the house, exploding from the goal line before veering left and outrunning all of CU’s special teams to make it 7-6. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026

About an hour into the descent, the hikers called Siskiyou County dispatchers for directions before veering off-route into Mud Creek Canyon. — Darrell Smith, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Within an hour, his father’s home floated up like a bobber on a fishing line and then sailed down the middle of the road before veering into a telephone pole and cracking in half. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026