1. (noun)diversion, recreation an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates Synonyms: deflection, digression, divagation, deflexion, recreation, refreshment, diversion, deviation, diversionary attack
2. (noun)diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) Synonyms: diversionary attack, warp, departure, excursion, difference, parenthesis, excursus, deflexion, deviance, bending, digression, deflection, refraction, diversion, divagation, aside, deviation, divergence, recreation
3. (noun)diversion, diversionary attack an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack Synonyms: deflection, digression, divagation, deflexion, recreation, diversion, deviation, diversionary attack
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'diversion'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 Synonyms: entertainment, amusement, diversion, fun, pleasure, cheer, enjoyment, merriment, recreation, delight, frolic, pastime, sport Antonyms: ennui, fatigue, labor, lassitude, toil, weariness, work
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