Definitions

redirect

[ree-di-rekt, -dahy-] / ˌri dɪˈrɛkt, -daɪ- /

VERB

divert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter deflect switch

STRONG

avert change modify pivot sheer swerve veer wheel whip whirl

WEAK

turn aside volte-face

Antonyms

STRONG

stay straighten

WEAK

anger be direct irritate keep to maintain make mad upset

VERB

sidetrack

Synonyms

STRONG

alter avert change deflect digress swerve switch veer

Antonyms

STRONG

continue keep remain stay

VERB

sublimate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

repress

STRONG

suppress transfer

VERB

turn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change convert move return shift swing switch transform twist

STRONG

about-face aim alter alternate backslide capsize curve depart detour detract deviate digress direct diverge incline inverse invert loop pivot recoil regress relapse retrace revert sheer shunt sidetrack subvert sway swerve swirl tack upset vary veer volte-face wheel whip around whirl zigzag

WEAK

call off change position double back face about go back rechannel shy away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep persist remain stagnate stay

STRONG

continue develop grow lose progress straighten

WEAK

make well

Example Sentences

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Redirect that money to savings and forget about it.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

This included the Double Asteroid Redirect Test – the world’s first planetary defense experiment.

From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2023

Redirect a downspout to fill a rain barrel, then use the captured water to fill watering cans.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Redirect your focus from the subject of your overthinking to the fact that you are overthinking.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

The dramatic last moments of the broadcast did what any great cliffhanger must: Redirect attention away from what’s already happened to what could happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022

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