Detour
Detour noun - A turning away from a course or standard.
Fork and detour are semantically related. in indirect course topic. In some cases you can use "Fork" instead a noun "Detour".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He waits ahead at a fork for the parade to come holding a Detour sign... then he slams it on the parade leader's head, knocks him out, steals his uniform and leads the parade to his house.
Source: Bait And Switch / Family Guy
Cite this Source
Fork and Detour. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detour/fork
Detour & Fork. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detour/fork>.
Fork or Detour. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detour/fork.
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