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Synonyms for divert
dɪˈvɜrt, daɪ-di·vert
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Wiktionary
divertverb
To turn aside from a course.
The workers diverted the stream away from the road.
Synonyms:
offlead
English Synonyms and Antonyms
divertverb
The central idea of withdrawing makes abstract in common speech a euphemism for appropriate (unlawfully), purloin, steal. In mental processes we discriminate between objects by distinguishing their differences; we separate some one element from all that does not necessarily belong to it, abstract it, and view it alone. We may separate two ideas, and hold both in mind in comparison or contrast; but when we abstract one of them, we drop the other out of thought. The mind is abstracted when it is withdrawn from all other subjects and concentrated upon one, diverted when it is drawn away from what it would or should attend to by some other interest, distracted when the attention is divided among different subjects, so that it can not be given properly to any. The trouble with the distracted person is that he is not abstracted. Compare DISCERN.
Synonyms:
abstract, appropriate, detach, discriminate, distinguish, distract, eliminate, purloin, remove, separate, steal, take away, withdrawAntonyms:
add, combine, complete, conjoin, fill up, increase, restore, strengthen, unitePreposition:
The purse may be abstracted from the pocket; the substance from the accidents; a book into a compend.
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Princeton's WordNet
deviate, divertverb
turn aside; turn away from
Synonyms:
vary, diverge, deviate, disport, hive off, amuse, departdivertverb
send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
amuse, divert, disportverb
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
"The play amused the ladies"
Synonyms:
deviate, lark, sport, romp, run around, cavort, lark about, rollick, frolic, disport, hive off, amuse, gambol, frisk, skylarkdivert, hive offverb
withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
Dictionary of English Synonymes
divertverb
Synonyms:
turn aside, draw awaydivertverb
Synonyms:
amuse, entertain, recreate, please, gratify, delight, exhilarate, refresh
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#145 | please | |
#347 | change | |
#1152 | appropriate | |
#1291 | sport | |
#1475 | abstract | |
#1651 | remove | |
#2228 | separate | |
#3558 | vary | |
#5808 | eliminate | |
#7413 | alter | |
#8683 | steal | |
#9338 | delight | |
#10105 | depart | |
#10269 | distinguish | |
#10524 | withdraw | |
#14008 | entertain | |
#19611 | discriminate | |
#26034 | divert | |
#26730 | lark | |
#28563 | hijack | |
#30316 | distract | |
#30654 | avert | |
#34759 | deviate | |
#35327 | detach | |
#37190 | amuse | |
#37211 | romp | |
#38338 | detract | |
#44441 | skylark | |
#44754 | deflect | |
#48126 | alienate | |
#51280 | derail | |
#51757 | diverge | |
#54297 | frolic | |
#78272 | frisk | |
#87051 | gratify | |
#123951 | sidetrack | |
#172788 | gambol | |
#207872 | cavort | |
#229109 | misappropriate |
How to use divert in a sentence?
The taxi driver, in his heroic efforts, has managed to divert what could have been an absolutely awful disaster at the hospital.
Most presidents have used (White House) Oval Office addresses for noble purposes. This president just used the backdrop of the Oval Office to manufacture a crisis, stoke fear and divert attention from the turmoil in his administration.
Whenever an opportunity knocks the door, a far sighted and an insightful man always try to follow a correct path with patience and with full consciousness to grab it, that enables and enhances the chance for him to win. On the other hand, ignorant and silly individuals see opportunities as a source for someone else benefits, thus instead of following a path to seek opportunities for themselves, they divert from the course of path and thus fall.
California does NOT divert water to the ocean, ridiculous. It's true that water is diverted to the coastal cities for a constant water supply but all such water is used by the coastal communities.
The decision by the President to divert funding meant to support U.S. national security interests so that he can build a border wall only makes us less safe, taking money away from our military -- including funding to support critical projects here in Virginia -- will mean we are less equipped to tackle threats here at home and abroad.
Translations for divert
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- تحويلArabic
- отклонявам, отвличамBulgarian
- desviarCatalan, Valencian
- ablenken, umleiten, umlenkenGerman
- entretener, desviar, distraerSpanish
- harhauttaaFinnish
- dévier, divertirFrench
- amuzar, distraktarIdo
- whakapeauMāori
- отклони́ть, развле́чь, позаба́вить, отвлека́ть, отклоня́ть, отводи́ть, отвле́чь, отвести́, развлека́ть, забавля́тьRussian
- avledaSwedish
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