deviated
Left the path
Deviated is the past tense of deviate, meaning to depart from an established course, standard, or norm.
A plane that deviated from its flight path went off route.
Someone who deviated from company policy broke the rules.
The word often implies unwelcome departure—things that deviate have strayed from where they should be.
Alternate path around obstruction
- rerouteSend a different way
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- diversionRedirection of attention
- reroutedSent a different way
circuitous · roundabout · indirect · swerved · veered · deflected · diverged · strayed
Deviating from typical
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- anomalousDeviating from expected norms
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- aberrantDeparting from what's typical
nonstandard · unconventional · unorthodox · nonconforming · departed · diverged · strayed · varied
Caused to veer off
- bentCurved; also dishonest
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- angledTurned from perpendicular
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
tilted · warped · refracted · shifted · displaced · offset · inclined · slanted
Distant data point
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- varianceSpread around the mean
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
discrepancy · dispersion · scatter · variation · skew · error · residual · departure
detour
Alternate path around obstruction
rerouted · circuitous · roundabout · indirect · swerved · veered · deflected · diverged · strayed · wandered
abnormal
Deviating from typical
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- anomalousDeviating from expected norms
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
aberrant · nonstandard · unconventional · unorthodox · nonconforming · departed · diverged · strayed · varied · differed
deflected
Caused to veer off
skewed · tilted · warped · refracted · shifted · displaced · offset · inclined · slanted · crooked
outlier
Distant data point
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- varianceSpread around the mean
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
aberration · discrepancy · dispersion · scatter · variation · skew · error · residual · departure · spread
- misalignmentmisaligned, misalignment, off-center, displaced, crooked
deviatedconformed
Acted according to expectations
complied · adhered · toed the line · agreed · obeyed
deviatedkept faith
Maintained loyalty or trust
held true · stuck to · persisted · maintained · honored
- standard deviationSpread around the mean
- deviated septumMisaligned nasal partition
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