edge off

VERB

deviate

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 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

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edge off

Cox chipped to mid-wicket, the sublime Blundell brilliantly held a thick edge off Archer and Tongue was caught at mid-on to give Henry a seventh five-wicket haul in Tests.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

In theory, that could be a win for their property-tax bill — or at least take some of the edge off.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

The pickup truck driver tried to edge off to the side of the road, but Woods swerved and clipped the back end of the trailer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

The driver of the pickup truck then tried to edge off to the side of the road, Budensiek said, and Woods swerved to avoid a collision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

The tea takes the edge off my dizziness, and I sit up.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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