Definitions

deflection

[dih-flek-shuhn] / dɪˈflɛk ʃən /

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bend n.
curvature n.
departure n.
deviation n.
digression n.
divergence n.
diversion n.
irrelevancy n.
parenthesis n.
shift n.
slope n.
tack n.
turn n.
variation n.

NOUN

bend

Synonyms

STRONG

angle arc bending bow corner crook curvature deviation flection flexure hook lean loop round sag shift tack tilt turn twist yaw zigzag

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curvation

Antonyms

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stagnation

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line

NOUN

curvature

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STRONG

arc arch bend bow curve flexure incurvation round shape

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arching curving curvity

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line

NOUN

departure

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change shift

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aberration declination difference digression divergence diversion innovation novelty turning variance variation veering wandering

WEAK

branching off branching out in thing last word latest thing new wrinkle rambling straying

Antonyms

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accord agreement conformity sameness similarity

WEAK

abidance arrival coming continuation entrance keeping stay

NOUN

deviation

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aberration alteration anomaly breach detour discrepancy disparity divergence diversion fluctuation inconsistency irregularity modification variance variation

STRONG

crotch difference digression fork shift transgression turning

WEAK

hereticism

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agreement conformity consistency harmony normality regularity sameness similarity

WEAK

straightforwardness uniformity

NOUN

digression

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detour footnote

STRONG

apostrophe aside departure difference divagation divergence diversion drifting episode excursion excursus incident note parenthesis variation wandering

WEAK

discursion obiter dictum rambling

Antonyms

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accord agreement sameness similarity

WEAK

directness straightness

NOUN

divergence

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discrepancy disparity distinction diversity

STRONG

aberration alteration crotch departure detour deviation digression dissimilarity dissimilitude divagation divergency division fork mutation otherness parting radiation ramification separation turning unlikeness variety

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alterity disagreeing dissemblance varying

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sameness similarity

STRONG

conformity uniformity

WEAK

accord agreement concord convergence harmony

NOUN

diversion

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aberration departure detour deviation

STRONG

alteration digression divergence turning variation

WEAK

fake out red herring

NOUN

irrelevancy

Synonyms

STRONG

apostrophe aside departure detour deviation difference divagation divergence divergency diversion drifting episode excursion excursus footnote incident note parenthesis tangent variation wandering

WEAK

discursion obiter dictum rambling

Antonyms

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accord agreement conformity sameness similarity uniformity

NOUN

parenthesis

Synonyms

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apostrophe aside departure detour deviation difference divagation divergence divergency diversion drifting episode excursion excursus footnote incident irrelevancy note tangent variation wandering

WEAK

discursion obiter dictum rambling

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accord agreement conformity sameness similarity uniformity

NOUN

shift

Synonyms

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about-face alteration change conversion deviation move transfer transformation variation

STRONG

bend changeover displacement double fault modification passage permutation rearrangement removal shifting substitution tack transference transit translocation turn veering yaw

Antonyms

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idleness sameness stagnation

WEAK

deactivation maintenance

NOUN

slope

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hill ramp shelf

STRONG

abruptness bank bend bevel bias cant declination declivity descent deviation diagonal downgrade gradient inclination incline lean leaning obliqueness obliquity pitch rise skew steepness swag sway tip

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rising ground

Antonyms

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upgrade

WEAK

evenness level

NOUN

tack

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tangent

STRONG

aim alteration approach bearing bend deviation digression direction double echelon heading line method path plan procedure set shift siding sidling sweep swerve switch tactic turn variation way yaw zigzag

WEAK

oblique course point of sail

Antonyms

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stagnation

NOUN

turn

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departure shift twist

STRONG

alteration bend branch crotch detour deviation digression distortion divarication double fork modification mutation tack variation warp yaw

Antonyms

WEAK

failure inability miss stagnation

NOUN

variation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abnormality alteration change deviation discrepancy disparity divergence diversity fluctuation innovation modification mutation shift variety

STRONG

aberration adaptation bend break contradistinction contrast curve departure digression displacement dissimilarity dissimilitude distinction diversification exception inequality novelty swerve turn

WEAK

departure from the norm unconformity

Antonyms

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agreement harmony sameness similarity stagnation uniformity

STRONG

conformity continuation equality likeness line normality regularity

WEAK

root source

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Harry Maguire: Reliable presence at the heart of the home defence, then got lucky with the deflection, otherwise his 'goal' might have been ruled out.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Those observations are intended to help researchers evaluate the deflection of asteroids as a potential method to defend Earth against asteroid impacts.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

We would expect the next commission’s debate to be carried out in public using the standard rhetorical tricks of today — namely lies, deflection and personal abuse.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Shahriyar Moghanlou’s shot was blocked, but Rezaeian was in position to tap the deflection into the far lower left corner of the net in the 32nd minute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

So the amount that I veered was equal to the deflection caused by the Coriolis force.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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