Deviate and Devious

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Deviate adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.

Usage example: the mother's deviate response to her child's death aroused suspicions

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Devious and deviate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Deviate".

Nearby Words: deviation, deviant, deviating, deviance

Devious adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.

Usage example: her behavior is devious because of a developmental disorder

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Deviate and devious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deviate" instead an adjective "Devious".

Nearby Words: devil, deviously

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