Synonyms for diverted
di·vert·ed

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1. amused, diverted, entertainedadjective

   pleasantly occupied

   "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria

   Synonyms:
   entertained, amused

   Antonyms:
   displeased

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1. List of paraphrases for "diverted":

   misappropriated, hijacked, deflected, reallocated, misused, distracted, redirected, transferred, reassigned

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1. James Dyson:

   We will not be diverted from what is a crucial consumer issue, what Bosch and Siemens have done we believe circumvents the purpose of the EU energy regulations and misleads consumers.

2. Mark Walsh:

   For the Air Force specifically, the individual and unit readiness to fight a full-scale conflict is not where it should be, we’ve had a little problem with that over the past 15 years as we’ve focused on a … conflict in the Middle East and the resources we’ve diverted to do that.

3. Benjamin Andrews:

   This problem is most easily illustrated with the example situation where I divert the lava flow to save my house but as a result the lava flow destroys someone else's house, as a result of these two factors, lava flows are generally not stopped or diverted.

4. John Kerry:

   But it could have a profound negative impact on the climate, obviously. You have a war, and obviously you’re going to have massive emissions consequences to the war. But equally importantly, you're going to lose people's focus, you're going to lose certainly big country attention because they will be diverted, and I think it could have a damaging impact.

5. John Kerry:

   Equally important, you're going to lose people's focus. You're going to lose certainly big country attention because they will be diverted. And I think it could have a damaging impact. So I hope President Putin will help us to stay on track with respect to what we need to do for the climate.