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deviated

VERB

stray from normal path

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart differ diverge vary veer

STRONG

aberrate avert bend contrast deflect digress divagate drift err part shy swerve turn wander

WEAK

angle off bear off bend the rules break pattern circumlocate depart from edge off get around go amiss go haywire go off on tangent go out of control go out of way leave beaten path not conform swim against stream take a turn turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree stay

STRONG

straighten

WEAK

go straight keep

Example Sentences

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The purchases came just a week after Strategy sold Bitcoin for the first time since 2022—a move that deviated from its longstanding buy-and-hold playbook.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

All throughout, NewsNation deviated away from a focus on local newscasts, instead recruiting media celebrities who’d lost their jobs at other networks: CNN’s Chris Cillizza, Fox News’ Chris Stirewalt, Newsmax’s Sean Spicer.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

When it picked No. 3 seed Illinois to go all the way, it deviated from the pack and the other AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The finished painting deviated from the approved design to include the executed queen's hands, according to researchers.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Breathing difficult since childhood due to recurrent throat infections and deviated septum in patient’s nose.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot