Search:   Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
Login / Register - It's free!

deviate Definition

Cancel
Login to Create a ListRegister for Free!
deviate
verb(de-vi-ate)
be at variance with; be out of line with
Synonyms: depart, diverge, vary,
Antonyms: conform,
deviate
adjective(de-vi-ate)
markedly different from an accepted norm
Synonyms: aberrant, deviant,
deviate
verb(de-vi-ate)
turn aside; turn away from
Synonyms: divert,
deviate
noun(de-vi-ate)
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Synonyms: degenerate, deviant, pervert,
deviate
verb(de-vi-ate)
cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
Examples:
The river was deviated to prevent flooding.

Words Related to deviate!

diverge, vary, depart, divert, deflect, degenerate, deviant, pervert, differ, veer, stray, derogate, circumvent, distract, defer, abscond, steer, justify, err, derail, resign, bypass, give, alter, conform, dictate, adhere, overstep, transgress, skew, misinterpret, distort, diverges, strayed, revert, hew, abandon, detract, fluctuate, change, omit, waver, exorbitate, supersede, tweak, defy, cribbed, contravene, modify, contradict, tralineate, abnormous, follow, exclude, espouse, preclude, budge, rethink, resile, flout, ignore, invoke, adopt, readopt, countermand, exceed, accede, disregarding, eschew, disobey, disengage, withhold, subvert, shirk, backtrack, emanate, stick, abstain, abided, refrains, derive, jettison, revised, revisit, violate, micromanage, offend, regress, dissociate, predetermined, borrows, incorporate, reconsider, oscillate, truncate, overact, circumscribe, decouple, misapprehend, iterated,

deviate Examples by Brain Bank Users