Let's not deviate from the subject.
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Deviate
/ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/
Synonyms for "deviate" (223 found)
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degeneratedepartdepart fromdeterioratedetourdeviantdeviate fromdifferdiffractdiffusedigressdisaccord withdisagree withdispersedistortdivagatedivaricatedivaricate fromdivergediverge from
Noun(15 words)
degeneratedepartingdetouringdetoursdifferdiffer fromdifferingdigressdigressingdivergedrift lazilydriftingdrifting voltagedriftsexpatiating
Verb(21 words)
departdepartsderaildetoureddeviate from expectationsdeviate from the normdeviatingdiffereddiffersdigresseddigressesdivergedivergeddivergesdivergingdivertdriftederrederringerrs
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Adjective(2 words)
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go amissgo aroundgo astraygo awrygo round aboutgo wronghairpinhaul aroundheelimprovejar withjibelapsemake a detourmaundermelioratemisbelievemiscalculatemitigatemodulate
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mutatenot accord withnot square withobliquepeculiarpervertpervertedpullramblerefractrevivescatterserve mammonsex criminalsex fiendsexual deviantsexual deviatesexual pervertsexual psychopathsheershiftskewslantslipslip upsluestand apartstand over againststraystumbleswayswerveswitchtacktake a turntrendtrespasstripturnturn asideturn awayturn intoturn the cornertwistundergo a changevaryveerwanderwarpworsenzigzag
Noun(26 words)
jittermean deviationmisconductsnonconformistoutlierpart wayspervpervepervertportuguese erroquirkrebelrefractingsidebarssidetrackingsidetracksstrayingstraysswervesswerving
Adjective(3 words)
minor driftnoncompliant designunrelated history project
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10 entriesdegree of deviancedeviant behaviordeviate from expectationsdeviate from instructionsdeviate from the normdeviate from the plandeviate from the routenonconformistrule breakersocial deviant
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16 total sentences available.
I don't want to deviate from the plan.
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In order not to destroy the innocent, it is better to deviate from the rules.
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Do not deviate from the standard operating procedure.
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