Swerve
Swerve verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.
Usage example: the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road
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Synonyms for Swerve
Turn is a synonym for swerve in bend topic. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead the word "Swerve" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like turn aside.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| current | current swerve | current turn |
| abrupt | abrupt swerve | abrupt turn |
| sharp | sharp swerve | sharp turn |
| real | real swerve | real turn |
| Other adjectives: big, huge, infamous, dark, depressing, quick, major, unexpected, inevitable, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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From Bad to Worse: The story, which had suddenly taken a bad turn in chapter 15, took a sharp swerve in this direction in chapter 18 of the manga.
Source: Manga / Inu × Boku SS -
Nope, you're falling off the moment the driver makes a swerve or a significant turn (or, if you're on the roof, the moment the driver brakes hard).
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The assassin was never directly aware he was being manipulated, but his habit of pulling a swerve on IMF at every turn made it a subconscious battle of wills between him and the team that usually needed to carefully plan out everything.
Source: Series / Mission: Impossible
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Turn and Swerve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/swerve/turn
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