ZAGS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

zags

verb

present tense third-person singular of zag

as in veers

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course the crowd roared as the clown on the bicycle zagged while the other clowns, in hot pursuit, zigged

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veers

Verb

At this point, the movie veers off the rails a bit, culminating in a very bloody conclusion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Most surprising, Just Us is marked by a lack of intellectual rigor that often veers close to bad faith.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

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