Movies are a great diversion.
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Diversion
//dɪˈvɝʒən//
Synonyms for "diversion" (259 found)
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Closest matches (52)
deflectiondistractiondivertissementpastimeaberrancyaberrationabout faceabout-faceabuseabuse of officeaccommodationadaptationadjustmentaerial tacticsaggravated assaultaggressionairborne tacticsalterationameliorationamphibious attack
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amusementapostasyapplied tacticsarmed assaultarmored tacticsassailingassailmentassaultathleticsattackbanzai attackbarrier tacticsbefoulmentbeguilementbendbettermentbiasblitzblitzkriegbranching offbreakbreakthroughbypasscavalry tacticschangechange of heartchangeablenesschargecircuitousnessconstructive changecontinuityconversion
Strong matches (78)
cornercorrupt administrationcounterattackcounteroffensivecoup de maincrippling attackcrookcurvedead set atdebasementdeclinationdefalcationdefectiondefensive strategydefilementdegenerationdegenerative changedelectationdeparturedescent on
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desecrationdeteriorationdetourdeviancedeviancydeviationdeviousnessdifferencedigressiondiscontinuitydiscursiondisportdissipationdistractednessdivagationdivaricationdivergencediversificationdiversionary attackdiversitydivertingdivertisementdivided attentiondoglegdoubledriftdriftingdriveembezzlementencirclementenjoymententertainentertainmententhusiasmerrantryescapeexcursionexcursusexorbitationfeintfire tacticsfittingflank attackflip flopflip-flopfoulingfrivolityfrontal attackfungame
Related words (129)
gas attackgradual changehairpinhead-on attackimprovementinattentionindirectioninfantry tacticsinfiltrationinterestinvestmentlevitylightning attacklightning warmaladministrationmalfeasancemalpracticemalversationmass attackmegadeath
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meliorationmirthmisapplicationmisappropriationmisconductmisemploymentmisfeasancemishandlingmismanagementmisusagemisusemitigationmob tacticsmobile tacticsmodificationmodulationmuggingobliquityoffenseoffensiveonsetonslaughtoverkilloverthrowpanzer warfarepasse-tempspeculationpererrationperversionpilferingpincers movementplaypleasurepollutionpoor stewardshipprofanationprostitutionpushqualificationradical changeramblingre creationre-creationrealignmentrecreationredesignreformreformationregalementrelaxationrelishremakingrenewalreshapingrestructuringreversalrevivalrevivificationrevolutionrun againstrun atrushsallysheershiftshiftingshifting courseshifting pathshock tacticssidetrackskewslantsolacesortiesportstrategystrayingstrikesudden changesweepswerveswervingswingingswitchtacktacticstotal changetransitionturnturnaboutturningtwistunprovoked assaultupheavalvariationvarietyveerviolationviolent changewanderingwarpwithdrawal of attentionworseningyawzigzag
Noun(4 words)
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1 entriesTranslations
109 translations across 23 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- отвли́чане noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- отклонение noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
- отклоняване noun (act of diverting)
- развлечение noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
Czech
2 entries- rozptýlení noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
- zábava noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
Danish
4 entries- adspredelse noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
- afledning noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- afledning noun (act of diverting)
- afledning noun (removal of water via a canal)
Dutch
4 entries- afleidingsmanoeuvre noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- misleiding noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- omleiding noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
- omleiding noun (rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination)
Finnish
3 entries- harhautus noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- harrastus noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
- kiertotie noun (rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination)
French
2 entries- diversion noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- déviation noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
German
4 entries- Abführen noun (removal of water via a canal)
- Ableiten noun (removal of water via a canal)
- Ablenkung noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- Ablenkung noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
Greek
4 entries- αναψυχή noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
- αντιπερισπασμός noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- διασκέδαση noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
- εκτροπή noun (removal of water via a canal)
Hebrew
1 entries- הסחה noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
Interlingua
1 entries- deviation noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
Irish
2 entries- athbhealach noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
- malairt slí noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
Italian
2 entries- diversivo noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- svago noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
Japanese
1 entries- 陽動 noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
Korean
1 entries- 양동 noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
Latin
3 entries- oblectāmen noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
- oblectāmentum noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
- āvocāmentum noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
Māori
3 entries- ara autaki noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
- autaki noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
- autaki noun (rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- avledning noun (act of diverting)
- omkjøring noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
Polish
3 entries- dywersja noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- objazd noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
- objazd noun (rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination)
Portuguese
1 entries- diversão noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
Russian
4 entries- объе́зд noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
- объе́зд noun (rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination)
- отвлека́ющий манёвр noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- отвлече́ние noun (act of diverting)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- ath-threòrachadh noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- ath-threòrachadh noun (act of diverting)
- dibhearsan noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
- seach-shlighe noun (A detour, such as during road construction)
Spanish
4 entries- desorientación noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- despistada noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- despiste noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- destanteada noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
Swedish
4 entries- avledning noun (act of diverting)
- avledning noun (removal of water via a canal)
- avledningsmanöver noun (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- förströelse noun (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
We need a diversion.
Source: tatoeba (3725651)
In the street, vans roared past him; brutality blared out on placards; men were trapped in mines; women burnt alive; and once a maimed file of lunatics being exercised or displayed for the diversion of the populace (who laughed aloud), ambled and nodded and grinned past him, in the Tottenham Court Road, each half apologetically, yet triumphantly, inflicting his hopeless woe.
Source: tatoeba (9593840)
The EU is also calling for an investigation into the incident and is planning to sanction Belarusian officials responsible for the aircraft's diversion.
Source: tatoeba (10066908)
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