English dictionary
Hint: Question mark (?) is a wildcard. Question mark substitutes one character.
English adjective: deviate | |||
| 1. | deviate markedly different from an accepted norm | ||
| Samples | Aberrant behavior. Deviant ideas. | ||
| Synonyms | aberrant, deviant | ||
| Similar | abnormal, unnatural | ||
| Antonyms | normal | ||
English noun: deviate | |||
| 1. | deviate (person) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior | ||
| Synonyms | degenerate, deviant, pervert | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | miscreant, reprobate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bugger, child molester, fetishist, lech, lecher, letch, masochist, nympho, nymphomaniac, paederast, paedophile, pederast, pedophile, sadist, sadomasochist, satyr, sod, sodomist, sodomite | ||
English verb: deviate | |||
| 1. | deviate (motion) turn aside; turn away from | ||
| Synonyms | divert | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | depart, detour, digress, sidetrack, straggle, yaw | ||
| 2. | deviate (stative) be at variance with; be out of line with | ||
| Synonyms | depart, diverge, vary | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | differ | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aberrate, aberrate, belie, contradict, negate | ||
| Antonyms | conform | ||
| 3. | deviate (motion) cause to turn away from a previous or expected course | ||
| Samples | The river was deviated to prevent flooding. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | divert | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | perturb, perturb, shunt | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk