Deviate and Regular

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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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Regular is an antonym for deviate.

Nearby Words: deviation, deviant, deviating, deviance

Regular adjective - Appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time.

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Deviate is an antonym for regular.

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Regular and Deviate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deviate/regular

Deviate & Regular. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deviate/regular>.

Regular or Deviate. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deviate/regular.

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