Her strange behaviour was just a diversionary tactic.
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Diversionary
/d(a)ɪˈvɝʒəˌnɛɹi/
Synonyms for "diversionary" (7 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Adjective(2 words)
Strong matches (2)
Adjective(2 words)
Related words (3)
Adjective(2 words)
misleadingstrategic maneuver
Noun(1 words)
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4 entriesdiversionary measurediversionary tacticmilitary diversionpolitical distraction
Collocations
5 entriesdiversionary devicediversionary measurediversionary rhetoricdiversionary strategydiversionary tactic
Inflections
2 entriesmore diversionarymost diversionary
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1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
I can assure him and others that I am more than willing to let feminist-separatists, male and/or female go their own gay way. Along with other extraneous and self-indulgent factions, they have been a diversionary and devisive ^([sic]) element.
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There is, of course, a diversionary route available via Lincoln (the GN/GE Joint line).
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