Divert and Shift

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Divert

Divert verb - To change the course or direction of (something).

Usage example: the bike race was diverted around the construction zone

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Shift and divert are semantically related in change topic. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a verb "Divert", when it comes to topics like distract.

Nearby Words: diversion, diverting

Shift

Shift verb - To change the place or position of.

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Antonyms for Shift

Divert and shift are semantically related in change topic. Sometimes you can use "Divert" instead a verb "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

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Common collocations

attention	divert attention	shift attention
aim	divert aim	shift aim
bit	divert bit	shift bit
suspicion	divert suspicion	shift suspicion
Other words: blame, stats.

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