Synonyms for diversion
dɪˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən, daɪ-di·ver·sion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. diversion

   Entertainment and recreation imply thought and mental occupation, tho in an agreeable, refreshing way; they are therefore words of a high order. Entertainment, apart from its special senses of a public performance or a social party, and predominantly even there, is used of somewhat mirthful mental delight; recreation may, and usually does, combine the mental with the physical. Amusement and pastime are nearly equivalent, the latter probably the lighter word; many slight things may be pastimes which we should hardly dignify by the name of amusements. Sports are almost wholly on the physical plane, tho involving a certain grade of mental action; fox-hunting, horse-racing, and baseball are sports. Certain sports may afford entertainment or recreation to certain persons, according to their individual tastes; but entertainment and recreation are capable of a meaning so high as never to be approached by any meaning of sport. Cheer may be very quiet, as the cheer of a bright fire to an aged traveler; merriment is with liveliness and laughter; fun and frolic are apt to be boisterous. Amusement is a form of enjoyment, but enjoyment may be too keen to be called amusement. Compare synonyms for ENTERTAIN.

   Synonyms:
   amusement, cheer, delight, enjoyment, entertainment, frolic, fun, merriment, pastime, pleasure, recreation, sport

   Antonyms:
   ennui, fatigue, labor, lassitude, toil, weariness, work

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversion

   Synonyms:
   detour, divergence, deviation, recreation, amusement, pastime, sport, enjoyment

   Antonyms:
   continuity, directness, procedure, business, task, work, study, labor, avocation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversion, recreationnoun

   an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

   "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"

   Synonyms:
   deflection, digression, divagation, deflexion, recreation, refreshment, deviation, diversionary attack

2. diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagationnoun

   a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

   "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"

   Synonyms:
   diversionary attack, warp, departure, excursion, difference, parenthesis, excursus, deflexion, deviance, bending, digression, deflection, refraction, divagation, aside, deviation, divergence, recreation

3. diversion, diversionary attacknoun

   an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

   Synonyms:
   deflection, digression, divagation, deflexion, recreation, deviation, diversionary attack

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Attack
   • Turn

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. entertainmentnoun

   to divert someone’s attention

   paul sought diversion to stop worrying about his problems

   Submitted by albertosanchezmd on April 10, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversionnoun

   Synonyms:
   turning aside

2. diversionnoun

   Synonyms:
   amusement, recreation, pastime, sport, play, entertainment, relaxation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversionnoun

   Synonyms:
   turning aside, amusement, sport, recreation, relaxation

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "diversion":

   deviation, derivation, misappropriation, distraction, diversions, hijacking, deflection, variance, diversionary, re-routing, misuse, bypass, embezzlement, reallocation, hijack, detour, fidelity, deviance, shunt, referral, non-diversion, by-pass, redirection, reassignment, re-allocation, alcatraz, realignment

How to pronounce diversion?

How to say diversion in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use diversion in a sentence?

1. Paul Dickson:

   This is a striking vindication for our family company, this proves what we've said all along - that DEA's hasty action was unjustified. We have always taken our responsibility to prevent diversion seriously.

2. Sky News:

   Allowing her -- and indeed other terrorists -- back into the U.K. to pursue an appeal would create a national security risk that cannot be fully mitigated, even with the diversion of significant resources, he added. Begums bid to reclaim her citizenship initiallywasstruck down by an immigration court in February. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission, which hears national security cases, said she could instead turn to Bangladesh for citizenship. Yet her lawyer argued that Begum -- who is of British-Bangladeshi heritage was not considered a national of Bangladesh and was therefore rendered stateless by the deprivation decision.

3. Mark Hamill:

   The Graham Norton Show, star Wars movies are meant to be a couple of hours of diversion from reality, and we need that.

4. Nitesh Paryani:

   What we are seeing is just a tremendous amount of patients coming in. The other day, our emergency room had a 12-hour wait. Almost every hospital in the city is on diversion, meaning they don't have room to take transfer patients, patients who need complex care simply can't access it. This kind of strain is something we've never seen before.

5. Peter Kratsa:

   Arthur Goldman’s criminal matter was resolved by the Chester County district attorney by virtue of a pre-trial diversion program without any admission of guilt by Art, arthur Goldman criminal matter will ultimately allow for the case to be dismissed and Arthur Goldman record expunged.