Deviate
Deflect
Deflect verb - To change the course or direction of (something).
Usage example: the wind deflected the Frisbee just as I was about to lunge for it
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Synonyms for Deflect
Deviate is a synonym for deflect in movement topic. You can use "Deviate" instead a verb "Deflect", if it concerns topics such as change, bend, turn aside, deform. popular alternative
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Common collocations
| members | deviate members | deflect members |
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Deflect and Deviate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deviate/deflect
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