deviateverb [ I ]
uk/ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/us/ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/deviate verb [ I ] (BEHAVIOUR)
to do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving:
The recent pattern of weather deviates from the norm for this time of year.
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Being and appearing different
- another
- be a far cry from sth idiom
- be another matter/thing idiom
- be another/a different kettle of fish idiom
- be far removed from sth idiom
- buck
- conflict
- contrast
- depart
- depart from sth
- differ
- differentiate
- diverge
- fish
- flow
- rebrand
- rebranding
- remove
- set sth/sb apart
- unbridgeable
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deviate verb [ I ] (DIRECTION)
to go in a different direction:
The path follows the river closely, occasionally deviating around a clump of trees.
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Changing direction
- about-turn
- bear
- branch off
- branch off sth
- decoy
- deflect
- deflection
- divert
- glance
- glance off (sth)
- head
- head sb/sth off
- oscillate
- peaked
- sheer
- slew 1
- turn
- U-turn
- veer
- yo-yo
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deviation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌdiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/
Any deviation from the party philosophy is seen as betrayal.