What is another word for detour?
573 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ dˈiːtʊ͡ə], [ dˈiːtʊə], [ d_ˈiː_t_ʊə]Table of Contents
Similar words for detour:- alternative route (noun)
- artifact (noun)
- avoidance (noun)
- branch (noun)
- deviation (noun)
- digression (noun)
- divergence (noun)
- diversion (noun)
- excursus (noun)
- indirect course (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- route (noun)
- run-around (noun)
- turn (noun)
- bend (verb)
- bypass (verb)
- circumvent (verb)
- refract (verb)
- turn (verb)
- other synonyms
- bend
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Detour:
n.
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- course,
- bypass,
- track,
- direction,
- path,
- circuitous route,
- way,
- alternate highway,
- indirect way,
- circuit,
- approach,
- angle,
- service road,
- temporary route,
- line,
- back road,
- secondary highway,
- road,
- passage,
- bypath.
- de-flection,
- in-consistencies,
- in consistencies,
- in-consistency,
- in consistency,
- hereticisms,
- dis-parities,
- de flections,
- dis parity,
- dis-parity,
- dis parities,
- de flection,
- de-flections.
- fork,
- substitute,
- Circumbendibus,
- alternate route,
- circumvention,
- runaround,
- circumnavigation,
- crotch.
- flexure,
- windings,
- branch,
- excursus,
- variation,
- branchlet,
- route,
- ramblings,
- turn,
- pike,
- alternative route,
- meanderings,
- changeabout,
- retroversion,
- flection,
- diversion,
- irrelevancy,
- pirouettes,
- rotation,
- scion,
- Right-about,
- hereticism,
- discursions,
- deviation,
- shoot,
- deflections,
- twistings,
- wanderings,
- branchlets,
- digression,
- pirouette,
- divergence,
- parenthesis,
- flexures,
- byways,
- byway,
- short cut,
- deflection,
- apostrophe,
- apostrophes,
- veering,
- fake out,
- by-way,
- turnings,
- Discursion.
v.
•bend (verb)- angling off,
- angling away,
- de-touring,
- de-toured,
- de-forming,
- de tours,
- angles off,
- de forming,
- de-formed,
- incurvates,
- in-cline,
- Incurvating,
- de-tours,
- de-forms,
- in clines,
- angles away,
- de toured,
- in cline,
- de-tour,
- angled away,
- de formed,
- DE Form,
- de-form,
- de tour,
- de forms,
- de touring,
- in-clines,
- angled off.
- deviated from,
- passed around,
- out flank,
- went around barn,
- by passing,
- out-flanking,
- letted go,
- gets around,
- goes around,
- blinks at,
- departs from,
- went around the barn,
- passes around,
- out-flank,
- gotten around,
- go around barn,
- going around the barn,
- goes around the barn,
- out-flanks,
- taking back road,
- by passes,
- deviates from,
- out-flanked,
- out flanks,
- departed from,
- blinked at,
- got around,
- gat around,
- deviating from,
- by pass,
- took back road,
- out flanking,
- takes back road,
- by passed,
- out flanked,
- winking at,
- goes around barn,
- going around barn,
- winks at,
- departing from,
- blinking at.
- dis-appoint,
- over-reaches,
- be guiles,
- dis-appoints,
- over reaches,
- over-reaching,
- be guile,
- dis appoints,
- be-guile,
- over reached,
- steers clear of,
- pre-vent,
- steered clear of,
- over reach,
- out-wit,
- out-witted,
- dis-appointing,
- out wits,
- out-wits,
- pre-venting,
- dis appoint,
- be-guiles,
- pre venting,
- pre vent,
- dis appointing,
- out witted,
- over-reached,
- pre vents,
- over-reach,
- out-witting,
- pre-vents,
- dis-appointed,
- dis appointed,
- out witting,
- pre-vented,
- over reaching.
- inversing,
- trans-formed,
- in-versing,
- re channeling,
- facing about,
- re coils,
- re-trace,
- up setting,
- re trace,
- re-channel,
- trans-forming,
- voltefaces,
- re-directing,
- re-direct,
- re-coiling,
- about facing,
- trans forming,
- re-lapses,
- re traced,
- de parting,
- shied away,
- re-coil,
- re directed,
- re-coiled,
- changes position,
- re-directs,
- trans-form,
- re coil,
- re channel,
- shying away,
- re direct,
- re-channelled,
- de-parting,
- re lapse,
- de tracts,
- re-channeling,
- volte-faced,
- re-lapsing,
- re turn,
- de parted,
- re-turning,
- changed position,
- de-parts,
- de part,
- trans-forms,
- in-versed,
- re-channeled,
- rechannelled,
- re lapsing,
- volte facing,
- re-traces,
- re-tracing,
- re channelled,
- about faced,
- de parts,
- trans formed,
- de-part,
- faced about,
- re-turned,
- re traces,
- re coiled,
- re channelling,
- in-verse,
- up-sets,
- re channels,
- re-turns,
- voltefacing,
- Re-turn,
- re-lapsed,
- re lapses,
- de-tract,
- shies away,
- re turns,
- re-coils,
- in versed,
- volte-facing,
- trans forms,
- up-setting,
- re coiling,
- in verse,
- re-traced,
- re-channels,
- up sets,
- re lapsed,
- de-tracts,
- up-set,
- faces about,
- volteface,
- trans form,
- voltefaced,
- de-parted,
- volte faced,
- re tracing,
- re turning,
- changing position,
- re channeled,
- re-channelling,
- re-directed,
- re directing,
- de tract,
- re-lapse,
- re directs,
- in versing.
Other synonyms:
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- shave.
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- pass.
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- clear.
- loop,
- Incurvated,
- angle off,
- zigzags,
- Cambering,
- tilted,
- spiraled,
- Cambered,
- spiralled,
- spiraling,
- detoured,
- spiralling,
- lean,
- detouring,
- warp,
- angle away,
- Zigzagged,
- rounding,
- Zigzagging,
- refract,
- incurvate,
- camber,
- cambers.
- By-pass,
- by-passing,
- Entrapped,
- Refracted,
- inverses,
- redirects,
- Burkes,
- redirect,
- Burking,
- went around,
- redirecting,
- face about,
- up set,
- by-passed,
- outwitting,
- blink at,
- Shunting,
- pass around,
- lets go,
- Sheering,
- passing around,
- neglect,
- get around,
- change position,
- queered,
- rechanneled,
- shunt,
- burke,
- rechannels,
- sheers,
- take back road,
- hoodwinked,
- go around,
- shy away,
- rechannel,
- steering clear of,
- ensnared,
- by-passes,
- letting go,
- volte-face,
- out wit,
- redirected,
- inversed,
- go back,
- circumvent,
- bend,
- winked at,
- go around the barn,
- burked,
- depart from,
- Sheered,
- queering,
- volte-faces,
- rechanneling,
- skirt,
- wink at,
- getting around,
- rechannelling,
- Shunted,
- deviate from,
- steer clear of,
- let go,
- ward off,
- shunts,
- going around,
- queers.
- deviate,
- bending,
- wind,
- divaricate,
- meander,
- preclude,
- obiter dictum,
- discourage,
- rambling,
- avert,
- deviance,
- swerve,
- diverge,
- Pererration,
- yaw,
- curving,
- curve,
- bystreet,
- whisk,
- indirection,
- heel,
- aside,
- deviousness,
- circuitousness,
- amuse,
- bias,
- Recurvity,
- corner,
- relief road,
- Ambages,
- flexion,
- alternative,
- dogleg,
- zigzag,
- slant,
- obviate,
- escape,
- winding,
- twirl,
- side door,
- departure,
- sheer,
- go out of one's way,
- alteration,
- Circuition,
- divarication,
- byroad,
- back street,
- get round,
- evade,
- bear off,
- alternate way,
- difference,
- crook,
- swinging,
- inflection,
- sidetrack,
- vary,
- veer,
- sinuosity,
- Devexity,
- turn aside,
- change,
- stave off,
- tack,
- bough,
- deter,
- hairpin,
- drift,
- dodge,
- divagate,
- convolution,
- shift,
- sweep,
- deflexion,
- twist,
- swerving,
- turn from,
- back door,
- bring,
- hook,
- ignore,
- excursion,
- obliquity,
- curling,
- Bought,
- turn away from,
- Incurvity,
- deflect,
- digress,
- skew,
- deviancy,
- aberration,
- draw,
- inflexion,
- Recurvation,
- trend,
- go round,
- carry,
- Concameration,
- prevent,
- shifting,
- circuitous way,
- entertain,
- side street,
- shun,
- turning,
- sidestep,
- circulate,
- elude,
- convey,
- Curvation,
- double,
- fetch,
- Errantry,
- divagation,
- branching off,
- roundabout,
- incurvature,
- distract,
- aberrancy,
- By-lane,
- ALTERNATIVE ROUTING,
- curvature,
- Arcuation,
- incurvation,
- wandering,
- back way,
- change the bearing,
- divert,
- Curvity,
- declination,
- curl,
- drifting,
- straying.
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Noun, singular or mass
deviation, deflection, diversion, rodeo, departure, misappropriation, realignment.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Detour:
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adherence.
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Homophones for Detour:
- deter, dray, deodar, draw away, drear, dodderer, dither, drew, drawee, dare, Diarrhea, dari, Dieter, dear, dairy, death row, dowry, dry, doer, deer, door, deary, didder, dyer, drier, diary, dory, duty tour, derriere, durio, dryer, dowery, deere, dour, death adder, dodder, draw, diarrhoea, doura, datura, Dr., dourah, dewar, dearie, durra, doorway, darrow, dura, dower, durer, dire, dreary, dietary, drawer, dior, dead air, drey, doddery.