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Synonyms for DEFLECT: turn, swing, divert, redirect, whip, veer, shift, move, wheel, avert.
Synonyms. divert. swerve. cause to run aside. alter the course. Synonyms for deflect from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.
When you deflect, you throw someone or something off course, often by using a distraction. Another way to deflect something — such as criticism — is to blame someone else. Eventually the truth, like the cat who quickly sees there's nothing unusual up in the sky, catches up with those who deflect.
to turn or cause to turn aside from a course. a manoeuvre to deflect our attention from what was happening. Synonyms. distract. Video games sometimes distract him from his homework. divert. sidetrack. draw away. turn aside.
to cause something to change direction, or to suddenly go in a different direction: The ionosphere deflects radio waves. fig. The mayor deflected (= did not answer directly) questions about his political plans.
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Synonyms: distract, divert, sidetrack, draw away More Synonyms of deflect. 2. verb. To deflect someone from a course of action means to make them decide not to continue with it by putting pressure on them or by offering them something desirable.
