Divert

/daɪˈvɜːt/

Synonyms for "divert" (210 found)

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Closest matches (42)

absorb abstract abuse alter amuse avert avoid befoul beguile bend bias bluntbreak upbusycall awaychangechange coursechill convert convulse

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cool crook curve damp dampen debase defalcate defile deflect delight depart

Verb(5 words)

amuse cannibalized deflect deflected derails

Adjective(1 words)

appropriate

Noun(5 words)

bafflebranch pathdecoysdeflected strikedeflecting

Strong matches (63)

desecrate detach deter detour detractdetract attentiondeviate diffract diffuse direct disaffect discourage disengage disincline disinterest disperse dissuade distort distract diverge

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divert the minddogleg embezzle engage enliven entertain exhilarate fend foul fracturefracture onegladden hairpin head indispose interest kill

Noun(9 words)

detour detouring detours highjack highjacking hijack hijacking hijacks intercept

Verb(14 words)

detoured detracting detracts deviate deviated digressed disport distract distractsdistribute waterdiverts earmark entertainedhive off

Adjective(3 words)

distracted distractinghazardous misuse

Related words (105)

knock deadleanloosen upmaladminister misapply misappropriate misemploy mishandle mismanage misuse modify occupy peculate pervert pilfer pivot play please pollute profane

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prostitute pullput offquenchraise a laughraise a smilerecreate redirect refract refresh regale relax repel scatter sheer shift shunt sidetrack skew slay solace sublimate sway swerve swing switch throw tickle titillate turnturn asideturn awayturn fromturn offtwist veer violate volte-face ward warp weanwean fromwheel while whip whirl wow zigzag

Verb(17 words)

misapplied misdirect misspend reallocate redirect redirected rerouted segregated shunted sidetracked siphoned sluing swerved syphonedturn asideturned veers

Noun(20 words)

pouncing quirk redirecting redirects reroute reroutes rerouting shunting shunts sidetracking sidetracks siphon siphoning siphons skyjacking swerves syphoning syphons veering wander

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

15 entries

allocation attention budgeting change cognition direct drawdraw offentertain funding movement sendtake outturn withdraw

More specific

6 entries

deflection detour distraction earmarking misdirection reallocation

Collocations

5 entries

diversion of attentiondiversion of fundsdiversion programdiversionary tacticfinancial diversion

Inflections

3 entries

diverted diverting diverts

Derivations

3 entries

diversion diverted diverting

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She could divert herself from the anxieties.

Source: tatoeba (317336)

It was not done by a German. The A, if you noticed, was printed somewhat after the German fashion. Now a real German invariably prints in the Latin character, so that we may safely say that this was not written by one, but by a clumsy imitator who overdid his part. It was simply a ruse to divert inquiry into a wrong channel.

Source: tatoeba (6307725)

Don't let them divert you from your purposes.

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Sami tried to divert suspicion.

Source: tatoeba (6717930)

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