Synonyms of deviated

deviated

verb

past tense of deviate

as in turned

to change one's course or direction

sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turned
• swung
• veered
• diverged
• detoured
• swerved
• turned off
• wheeled
• sheered
• tacked
• zigzagged
• turned back
• doubled (back)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deviated

Footage shared on social media by Paraguayan outlet Radio Nanduti captured people screaming as the car deviated off course and flipped multiple times in the air before coming to a stop. —Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026

Since then, Davidson hasn’t deviated from his plan. —Scott Powers, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026

But, for all the sensationalism that has attended the reporting of this story, nothing that Orbán said privately deviated from his public positions. —Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026

There’s been times when he’s deviated from such plans in the past for that reason. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026

But during the first week of the Iran war, Hegseth’s press briefings deviated from the measured tone expected from high-ranking military officials. —Casey Ryan Kelly, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026

The nearly 16 ½-hour flight that Mikhaell, Patel, and others were on from Dubai to Chicago deviated from its normal route to avoid the ongoing war. —Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

In this case, however, your expertise is needed to help a jury (or litigants) decide whether someone’s personal or professional behavior deviated from the norm in a way that would irreparably harm another person. —Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

Last month’s Salesman release deviated from the historic pair’s colorblocking ever so slightly with the midsole making greater use of red, but no such deviation is see on the sole of Awake’s (speckling excluded). —Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026