deviate
- verb (v)
Meaning: stray from normal path
Synonyms:
aberrate
angle off
avert
bear off
bend
bend the rules
break pattern
circumlocate
contrast
deflect
depart
depart from
differ
digress
divagate
diverge
drift
edge off
err
get around
go amiss
go haywire
go off on tangent
go out of control
go out of way
leave beaten path
not conform
part
shy
swerve
swim against stream
take a turn
turn
turn aside
vary
veer
wander
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