Synonyms for Turn aside:

• v.

  •avert (verb)
  • foil,
  • rule out,
  • halt,
  • preclude,
  • deter,
  • stave off,
  • forestall,
  • turn,
  • frustrate.
  •avoid (verb)
  • dodge,
  • step aside,
  • skip,
  • shake,
  • shun,
  • lay low,
  • hide,
  • withdraw,
  • steer clear of,
  • shirk,
  • shuffle off,
  • hold off,
  • give the slip,
  • stay out,
  • shrink from,
  • skip town,
  • fake out,
  • eschew,
  • skirt,
  • desist,
  • evade,
  • skip out on,
  • duck,
  • circumvent,
  • shake and bake,
  • obviate,
  • run for cover,
  • circumlocute,
  • sidestep,
  • stay away,
  • recoil,
  • shake off,
  • bypass,
  • abstain,
  • keep clear,
  • ditch,
  • shy,
  • escape,
  • weave,
  • elude,
  • jump,
  • flee.
  •deviate (verb)
  • contrast,
  • err,
  • drift,
  • not conform,
  • swim against stream,
  • edge off,
  • go amiss,
  • go haywire,
  • bend,
  • go out of control,
  • bear off,
  • break pattern,
  • aberrate,
  • angle off,
  • part,
  • go out of way,
  • leave beaten path,
  • depart from,
  • take a turn,
  • bend the rules,
  • divagate,
  • circumlocate,
  • go off on tangent,
  • get around.
  •digress (verb)
  • roam,
  • meander.
  •discourage (verb)
  • curb,
  • turn off,
  • interfere,
  • disfavor,
  • discountenance,
  • quiet,
  • check,
  • hinder,
  • warn,
  • obstruct,
  • scare,
  • chill,
  • withhold,
  • frighten,
  • inhibit,
  • hold back,
  • impede,
  • deprecate,
  • control,
  • repress.
  •distract (verb)
  • befuddle,
  • entertain,
  • disconcert,
  • discompose,
  • addle,
  • puzzle,
  • engross,
  • mislead,
  • disturb,
  • unbalance,
  • bewilder,
  • mix up,
  • fluster,
  • unhinge,
  • agitate,
  • madden,
  • perplex,
  • amuse,
  • harass,
  • stall,
  • trouble,
  • sidetrack,
  • frenzy,
  • throw off,
  • derange,
  • confound,
  • abstract,
  • beguile,
  • detract,
  • torment.
  •diverge (verb)
  • oppose,
  • argue,
  • disapprove,
  • conflict.
  •divert (verb)
  • wheel,
  • whip,
  • whirl,
  • alter,
  • sheer,
  • change,
  • modify,
  • pivot.
  •dodge (verb)
  • fence,
  • trick,
  • shift,
  • dark,
  • hedge,
  • deceive,
  • fudge,
  • slip,
  • malinger,
  • weasel,
  • shuffle,
  • slide,
  • tergiversate,
  • equivocate.
  •fend off (verb)
  • rebuke,
  • resist,
  • repel,
  • repulse,
  • rebuff,
  • snub,
  • rebut,
  • spurn,
  • refuse.
  •field (verb)
  • handle,
  • return,
  • play,
  • retrieve,
  • cover,
  • stop,
  • hold,
  • pick up,
  • patrol.
  •move (verb)
  • swerve.
  •prevent (verb)
  • balk,
  • interdict,
  • counteract,
  • baffle,
  • intercept,
  • thwart,
  • restrict,
  • cork,
  • retard,
  • nip in the bud,
  • dam,
  • restrain,
  • arrest,
  • interrupt,
  • shut out,
  • hamper,
  • limit.
  •switch (verb)
  • swap,
  • trade,
  • turnabout,
  • convert,
  • substitute,
  • interchange,
  • rearrange,
  • replace.
  •ward/ward off (verb)
  • stymie.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • avoid.
  •avert
  • veer.
  •avoid
  • Escaping,
  • faked out,
  • by-passes,
  • Shied,
  • steering clear of,
  • laid low,
  • shies,
  • Shying,
  • stepped aside,
  • by-passed,
  • By-pass,
  • skipped town,
  • Withdrew,
  • by-passing,
  • shakes off.
  •depart
  • forsake,
  • Excurse,
  • excurses.
  •deviate
  • takes a turn,
  • aberrated,
  • not conforming,
  • getting around.
  •fend off
  • keep off,
  • fending off,
  • keep at arm's length,
  • keep distance,
  • Repulsing,
  • hold at bay,
  • drive back,
  • keep arm's length,
  • keep at a distance,
  • beat off,
  • driving back.
  •Other relevant words:
  • come round,
  • wean,
  • turn the corner,
  • change the bearing,
  • sheer off,
  • dampen,
  • misdirect,
  • corrupt,
  • ease off,
  • anticipate,
  • disinterest,
  • misapply,
  • degenerate,
  • draw off,
  • jib,
  • stray,
  • hang back,
  • haw,
  • draw back,
  • subvert,
  • block,
  • exclude,
  • improve,
  • turn from,
  • disaffect,
  • divaricate,
  • sidle,
  • jibe,
  • weasel out,
  • re-route,
  • chop,
  • keep from,
  • put back,
  • start back,
  • fall back,
  • Estop,
  • gee,
  • worsen,
  • wince,
  • come about,
  • come around,
  • glance,
  • abuse,
  • heel,
  • pervert,
  • save,
  • misconstrue,
  • turn into,
  • modulate,
  • forbid,
  • checker,
  • mitigate,
  • pull back,
  • trend,
  • start,
  • deteriorate,
  • side,
  • reel,
  • foreclose,
  • blink,
  • blench,
  • detour,
  • flop,
  • counter,
  • glance off,
  • fade,
  • go off,
  • damp,
  • shrink back,
  • be renewed,
  • go astray,
  • mutate,
  • fight off,
  • fly off,
  • quench,
  • reel back,
  • diversify,
  • warp,
  • vary,
  • bottom out,
  • blunt,
  • ramble,
  • turn back,
  • falsify,
  • be changed,
  • revive,
  • twist,
  • chop and change,
  • misrepresent,
  • flinch,
  • break,
  • branch,
  • draw aside,
  • meliorate,
  • push back,
  • ward,
  • retreat,
  • cringe,
  • wander,
  • be converted into,
  • quail,
  • stave,
  • prohibit,
  • distort,
  • cool,
  • curve,
  • ameliorate,
  • dishearten,
  • debar,
  • tack,
  • shrink,
  • bar,
  • maunder,
  • head off.

Antonyms for Turn aside:

• v.

  • avert
    allow, assist, support, aid, help.
  • avoid
    meet, seek, take on, stay, want, permit, face.
  • depart
    approve, go direct, wait, ratify, harmonize, linger, continue, keep to, concur, keep, agree, enter, sanction, be direct, accept, consent, come, arrive.
  • deviate
    go straight, straighten.
  • discourage
    calm, forward, let go, spur on, comfort, hearten, advance, inspire, inspirit, encourage, facilitate.
  • distract
    bore, soothe, explain, make happy, anger, tire, clarify, upset, clear up.
  • diverge
    remain, converge, parallel, join.
  • divert
    irritate, maintain, make mad.
  • dodge
    stand up to, confront, release, encounter.
  • fend off
    attract, let in, welcome.
  • field
    ignore, abandon.
  • prevent
    cause, promote, liberate, open, abet, push, free, warm, heat.
  • stave
    unblock, expedite.
  • ward/ward off
    make vulnerable, lay bare.