Definition for Diversion:

• The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts.

Synonyms for Diversion:

• n.

  •
  • angle,
  • line,
  • way,
  • passage,
  • track,
  • course,
  • direction,
  • path,
  • alteration.
  •
  • devilment,
  • gaieties,
  • approach,
  • correct,
  • fling.
  •
  • excite.
  •act (noun)
  • diversion.
  •amusement (noun)
  • hilarity,
  • humor,
  • tonic,
  • celebration,
  • refreshment,
  • levity,
  • Jolliness,
  • jocularity,
  • whimsicality,
  • stimulation,
  • frivolity,
  • merriment.
  •avocation (noun)
  • side interest,
  • schtick.
  •avoidance (noun)
  • run-around.
  •change in a course, path (noun)
  • turning,
  • fake out,
  • deflection,
  • divergence,
  • variation.
  •changes (noun)
  • adjustment,
  • transformation,
  • reform,
  • evolution,
  • shake up,
  • correction,
  • trend,
  • effect.
  •deflexion (noun)
  • deflexion.
  •departure (noun)
  • novelty,
  • new wrinkle,
  • novelties,
  • ramblings,
  • turnings,
  • deflections,
  • in thing.
  •detour (noun)
  • circumnavigation,
  • byway,
  • secondary highway,
  • roundabout way,
  • Circumbendibus,
  • alternate route,
  • temporary route,
  • By-pass,
  • circuitous route,
  • circumnavigations,
  • byways,
  • Bypaths,
  • by-passes,
  • bypath,
  • by-way.
  •deviation (noun)
  • dis parity,
  • hereticisms,
  • in-consistency,
  • in consistencies,
  • in-consistencies,
  • dis-parities,
  • dis-parity,
  • in consistency,
  • dis parities.
  •digression (noun)
  • driftings.
  •dissipation (noun)
  • blow outs,
  • self indulgence,
  • selfindulgence.
  •dissuasion (noun)
  • banishment,
  • derailment,
  • intimidation,
  • admonishment,
  • dissuasion,
  • disheartenment,
  • restraint,
  • discouragement,
  • prevention,
  • inhibition,
  • aversion,
  • disinclination.
  •distraction (noun)
  • be-wilderment,
  • dis order,
  • pre occupations,
  • dis tractions,
  • dis orders,
  • dis-tractions,
  • pre-occupation,
  • dis-orders,
  • pre-occupations,
  • pre occupation,
  • dis traction,
  • be-wilderments,
  • be wilderments,
  • dis-traction,
  • dis-order,
  • be wilderment.
  •divergency (noun)
  • incomparability,
  • disparateness.
  •diversion (noun)
  • diversionary attack.
  •enjoyment (noun)
  • enjoyings.
  •entertainment (noun)
  • lots laugh,
  • merrymakings,
  • sur-prises,
  • sur prise,
  • sur-prise,
  • lots laughs,
  • lots of laugh,
  • sur prises,
  • clambakes.
  •entertainment, recreation (noun)
  • high time,
  • gratification,
  • hoopla,
  • merry-go-round,
  • beguilement,
  • delectation,
  • fun and games,
  • picnic,
  • whoopee,
  • laughs,
  • field day,
  • ball,
  • grins.
  •fun (noun)
  • living ups,
  • living it ups,
  • non sense,
  • living up,
  • clownings,
  • non-senses,
  • non senses,
  • rompings,
  • non-sense,
  • jokings.
  •game (noun)
  • jest.
  •hobby (noun)
  • favorite occupations,
  • labor love,
  • pet topics,
  • leisure pursuits.
  •party (noun)
  • at-homes,
  • carousings,
  • gettogether,
  • coffee klatches,
  • do's,
  • athome,
  • athomes,
  • comingout,
  • at homes.
  •play (noun)
  • teasings,
  • gamings.
  •pleasure (noun)
  • joyride,
  • joyrides,
  • Gluttonies,
  • gluttony,
  • turn-ons,
  • turn-on.
  •recreation (noun)
  • r r,
  • re creations,
  • re creation,
  • RECS,
  • re-pose,
  • re pose.
  •red herring (noun)
  • false trails,
  • fool's errands,
  • dis tractors,
  • dis tractor,
  • attentiongrabber,
  • dis-tractors,
  • attentiongrabbers,
  • attention grabber,
  • false clues,
  • attention grabbers,
  • wildgoose chase,
  • fools errand,
  • attention-grabbers,
  • red-herring,
  • dis-tractor,
  • fools errands,
  • fool errands,
  • diversionary tactics,
  • fool errand.
  •refreshment (noun)
  • invigoration,
  • renewal,
  • reinvigoration,
  • restoration,
  • enlivenment,
  • recuperation,
  • rejuvenation,
  • resuscitation,
  • exhilaration.
  •relaxation (noun)
  • re quiescences,
  • re laxations,
  • re-laxation,
  • re quiescence,
  • loosenings,
  • re-quiescences,
  • re-laxations,
  • requiescences,
  • re-quiescence,
  • re laxation.
  •relief (noun)
  • restfulness,
  • palliation,
  • Allayment,
  • palliative,
  • extrication,
  • load off one's mind,
  • extrications,
  • palliatives,
  • lightenings,
  • mollification.
  •relish (noun)
  • sapidities.
  •run-around (noun)
  • Escaping,
  • eschewal,
  • elusion,
  • roundabouts,
  • come-off,
  • run around,
  • elusions.
  •sideline (noun)
  • Subsidiaries,
  • second job,
  • moonlighting,
  • sideline,
  • side project,
  • side job.
  •sport (noun)
  • physical activity.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • gaiety,
  • play date,
  • High Jinks,
  • rough-and-tumble,
  • diversionary,
  • party,
  • avocation,
  • giggle,
  • horseplay,
  • merry-making,
  • Distracting,
  • quality time,
  • quality of life,
  • mischief,
  • lark,
  • unsettling,
  • change.
  •
  • drift,
  • preoccupation,
  • off-putting,
  • divergency,
  • savor,
  • romp.
  •
  • disport,
  • riot,
  • haze,
  • escape.
  •
  • disturbance.
  •postponement
  • runaround.

Paraphrases for Diversion:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    deviation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    deviation.
  • Verb, past tense
    diversions.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    distraction.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    non-diversion.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    re-orientation, misdirection, distortion, hijack, By-pass, dispersion, injection, displacement, extrajudicial, segregation, redistribution, transshipment, Transhipment, abduction, refocusing, appropriation, diversification, entertainment, recycling, corruption, renvoi, correction, triage, theft, remission, seduction.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    derivation, misappropriation, reallocation, misuse, hijacking.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    diversionary, re-routing, detour, bypass, distraction, circumvention, derivation, perversion, deviance, departure, misappropriation, re-assignment, reallocation, shift, relocation, lure, misuse, abuse, hijacking.

Antonyms for Diversion:

• n.

  • change in a course, path
    chore, sameness, Staying, task, work, conforming, conformity, vocation, agreement.
  • entertainment, recreation
    dissatisfaction, seriousness, disappointment, sadness, unhappiness, misery, sorrow.
  • Other antonyms:
    bummer, downer, lassitude, adherence, killjoy, ennui, weariness, drag, toil, labor, bore, fatigue.

Diversion Sentence Examples:

• But the captain shook his head, looked aloft, and shrugged his shoulders, which increased the major's fears, and afforded Luke no little diversion, though he maintained his silence with becoming gravity.

• With the little - necks, however, came diversion.

Homophones for Diversion:

• depression, Douay Version, dead person, deaf person, diaphragm.

Hypernym for Diversion:

• n.

  • act
    dancing, entertainment, trick, frolic, jest, terpsichore, playfulness, saltation, pursuit, sport, eurythmy, jocularity, joke, escape, caper, festivity, eurhythmics, merriment, child's play, amusement, eurhythmy, gambling, nightlife, escapade, play, game, escapism, gaming, eurythmics, night life, romp, fun, bathing, celebration, dance, interest, prank, athletics, lark, put-on, pastime, antic, gambol.

Hyponym for Diversion:

• n.

  • act
    activity.