ZIGS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

zigs

verb

present tense third-person singular of zig

as in veers

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course the fox zigged to the right, and the hounds followed

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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
The performance is daringly weird, perverse and outlandish, seductively charming, and, for all the flamboyance, Curry never veers out of control, never takes it too far.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

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