Movies are a great diversion.
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Diversion
/dɪˈvɝʒən/
Synonyms for "diversion" (296 found)
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Closest matches (60)
aberrancyaberrationabout faceabout-faceabuseabuse of officeaccommodationadaptationadjustmentaerial tacticsaggravated assaultaggressionairborne tacticsalterationameliorationamphibious attackamusementapostasyapplied tacticsarmed assault
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armored tacticsassailingassailmentassaultathleticsattackbanzai attackbarrier tacticsbefoulmentbendbettermentbiasblitzblitzkriegbranching offbreakbreakthroughbypasscavalry tacticschangechange of heartchangeablenesschargecircuitousnessconstructive changecontinuityconversioncornercorrupt administrationcounterattackcounteroffensivecoup de maincrippling attackcrook
Strong matches (88)
curvedead set atdebasementdeclinationdefalcationdefectiondefensive strategydefilementdeflectiondegenerationdegenerative changedelectationdeparturedescent ondesecrationdeteriorationdetourdeviancedeviancydeviation
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deviousnessdifferencedigressiondiscontinuitydiscursiondisportdissipationdistractednessdistractiondivagationdivaricationdivergencediversificationdiversionary attackdiversitydivertisementdivertissementdivided attentiondoglegdoubledriftdriftingdriveembezzlementencirclementenjoymententertainentertainmententhusiasmerrantryescapeexcursionexcursusexorbitationfeintfire tacticsfittingflank attackflip flopflip-flopfoulingfrivolityfrontal attackfungamegas attackgradual changehairpinhead-on attack
Noun(18 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (148)
Noun(23 words)
improvementinattentionindirectioninfantry tacticsinfiltrationinterestinvestmentlevitylightning attacklightning warmaladministrationmalfeasancemalpracticemalversationmass attackmegadeathmeliorationmirthmisapplicationmisappropriation
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misconductmisemploymentmisfeasancemishandlingmismanagementmisusagemisusemitigationmob tacticsmobile tacticsmodificationmodulationmuggingobliquityoffenseoffensiveonsetonslaughtoverkilloverthrowpanzer warfarepasse-tempspastimepeculationpererrationperversionpilferingpincers movementplaypleasurepollutionpoor stewardshipprofanationprostitutionpushqualificationradical changeramblingre creationre-creationrealignmentrecreationredesignreformreformationregalementrelaxationrelishremakingrenewalreshapingrestructuringreversalrevivalrevivificationrevolutionrun againstrun atrushsallysheershiftshiftingshifting courseshifting pathshock tacticssidetrackskewslantsolacesortiesportstrategystrayingstrikesudden changesweepswerveswervingswingingswitchtacktacticstotal changetransitionturnturnaboutturningtwistunprovoked assaultupheavalvariationvarietyveerviolationviolent changewanderingwarpwithdrawal of attentionworseningyawzigzag
Adjective(3 words)
irrelevant remarkuneducational activityunrelated topic
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6 entriesdetour routediversion of fundsdiversionary tacticmental diversionrecreational diversionroad diversion
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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.
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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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