| VERB | motion | deviate, divert | turn aside |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | deviate, vary, diverge, depart | be at variance with | |
| motion | deviate | cause to turn away from a previous or expected course | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | deviate, aberrant, deviant | markedly different from an accepted norm |
| NOUN | person | deviate, pervert, deviant, degenerate | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
| Sounds | diy'viyey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | markedly different from an accepted norm. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | aberrant, deviant | |
| Broader | abnormal, unnatural | not normal |
| Spanish | aberrante, anómala, anómalo, anormal, desviada, desviado, excepcional, perverso | |
| Catalan | aberrant | |
| Nouns | deviance | deviate behavior |
| deviance | a state or condition markedly different from the norm | |
| Verbs | deviate | be at variance with |
| Meaning | Turn aside; turn away from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | divert | |
| Narrower | detour | Travel via a detour |
| sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle | wander from a direct or straight course | |
| yaw | deviate erratically from a set course | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | desviar | |
| Catalan | desviar | |
| Nouns | deviation | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern / concern / concern) |
| Meaning | Be at variance with; be out of line with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | vary, diverge, depart | |
| Narrower | aberrate | diverge or deviate from the straight path |
| aberrate | diverge from the expected | |
| contradict, belie, negate | Be in contradiction with | |
| Broader | differ | Be different |
| Opposite | conform | Be similar, be in line with |
| Spanish | desviar, divergir, variar | |
| Catalan | divergir, variar | |
| Adjectives | deviant, deviate | markedly different from an accepted norm |
| Nouns | deviant, deviate | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
| deviation | deviate behavior | |
| deviation | the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances | |
| deviation | the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function | |
| deviation | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | |
| Meaning | Cause to turn away from a previous or expected course. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The river was deviated to prevent flooding" | |
| Narrower | perturb | Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull |
| perturb | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom | |
| shunt | Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt | |
| Broader | divert | Send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one |
| Spanish | desviar | |
| Catalan | desviar, tòrcer | |
| Nouns | deviation | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern / concern / concern) |
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