Detour and Path

Detour

Detour noun - A turning away from a course or standard.

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Path and detour are semantically related in travel topic. In some cases you can use "Path" instead a noun "Detour".

Path noun - The direction along which something or someone moves.

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Detour and path are semantically related in travel topic. Sometimes you can use "Detour" instead a noun "Path".

Nearby Words: pathway, pathless

special	special detour	special path
long	long detour	long path
specific	specific detour	specific path
short	short detour	short path
Other adjectives: small, actual, wrong, dangerous, dark, quick, longer, slower.

Later on, the path to the Mana Tree is blocked by debris; finding a detour might take a little brainwork.

Source: Video Game / Seiken Densetsu 3
Railroading: A good majority of the game is spent on a single path, with only small detour paths that don't stray very far.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy XIII
Let's not forget, that the path to crazy takes a dangerous detour towards sane.

Source: Crazy Prepared / Web Comics

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Path and Detour. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detour/path

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