deflective
Causing angular deviation
Deflective describes something that deflects—turns aside, diverts, or redirects.
A deflective surface sends objects or energy bouncing away: The armor's deflective properties protected against shrapnel.
Deflective behavior avoids direct engagement: His deflective answers frustrated the interviewer.
The word appears in technical and psychological contexts alike.
Handheld defensive armor
- armorProtective combat covering
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- shieldingProtecting from harm
screen · buffer · carapace · shell · plating · ablative · ballistic · force field
Send in new direction
- rerouteSend a different way
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- veerChange course suddenly
- deviateTurn from course
ricochet · glance · bounce · rebound · refract · parry · turn aside · carom
Avoid by quick movement
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- evadeEscape by cunning
- elusiveHard to find
- noncommittalNot expressing clear opinion
cagey · indirect · circumlocutory · avoidant · dismissive · stonewalling · redirecting · parrying
shield
Handheld defensive armor
- armorProtective combat covering
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- guardWatchful defensive attention
shielding · screen · buffer · carapace · shell · plating · ablative · ballistic · force field · repelling
redirect
Send in new direction
deviate · ricochet · glance · bounce · rebound · refract · parry · turn aside · carom · scatter
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
noncommittal · cagey · indirect · circumlocutory · avoidant · dismissive · stonewalling · redirecting · parrying · skirting
deflectivestraight
Not curved or crooked
direct · penetrable · transmissive · permeable · undeviating
deflectiveabsorptive
Able to soak up
absorbent · absorbing · receptive · dampening · attenuating
deflectivedirect
Undeviating or to guide
forthright · candid · straightforward · head-on · confrontational