What is another word for routed?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈa͡ʊtɪd] (IPA)

The term "routed" typically refers to something being diverted, redirected, or sent on a different path. Synonyms for routed include detoured, re-routed, redirected, deviated, deflected, and bypassed. These synonyms all suggest a change in direction from the original route or path. Additionally, a related term to routed could be "dispatched," which implies that something has been sent or undergone a change in direction. Overall, using these synonyms can help to add variety and clarity to writing, particularly in situations where a different word might be more specific or accurately convey the intended meaning.

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Usage examples for Routed

At Montretout and Buzenval they were routed and driven back in a panic to Paris.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
If, however, the Egyptian troops are completely routed?
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
I captured them from the Mahdists whom I routed a few weeks ago.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz

Famous quotes with Routed

  • Literature has been the salvation of the damned, literature has inspired and guided lovers, routed despair and can perhaps in this case save the world.
    John Cheever
  • I answered their questions truthfully and honestly, but I would prefer not to say more. I assume the information was routed back and that is why I was not called to testify.
    Jeff Gannon
  • Now Stonewall Jackson is a man worth taking an interest in. Few people in history have achieved greater fame in a shorter period with less useful activity in the brainbox than Gen. Thomas J. Jackson. (long list of character deficiencies elided)... His ineradicable fame rests almost entirely on the fact that he had a couple of small but inspiring victories when elsewhere Southern troops were being slaughtered and routed and by dint of having the best nickname any soldier has ever enjoyed.
    Bill Bryson
  • PARADOX: A statement that reduces the matter at hand to complete obscurity while clarifying it. [...] Paradoxes are sensitive and can be routed by sneering.
    Gene Wolfe
  • Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain.
    John Dryden

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