rerouted

Diverted to another path

Rerouted means sent by a different path than originally planned.

Traffic gets rerouted around construction.

Flights are rerouted due to weather.

Emails rerouted to spam folders go unread.

The parade was rerouted after protesters blocked the main street.

The word applies to anything redirected from its intended course—physical or digital.

adaptation

redirected

Sent a new way

recalculated · changed · modified · contingency · backup · alternative · reconfigured · revised · replanned · improvised

logistics

redirected

Sent a new way

delivery · package · shipment · carrier · transit · dispatch · delayed · sorting · warehouse · freight

detour

bypass

Route that skirts obstacles

construction · traffic · obstacle · obstruction · closure · redirect · workaround · deviation · roundabout · sidetrack

digital

redirected

Sent a new way

  • URLWeb location identifier
  • serverOne who attends tables
  • networkInterconnected system

proxy · traffic · domain · firewall · packet · request · connection · bandwidth · node · gateway

Categories
Opposites
path directness

rerouteddirect

Undeviating or to guide

straight · beeline · unchanged · straightforward · point-to-point

course stability

reroutedmaintained

Kept in condition

kept · continued · sustained · preserved · uninterrupted

route modification

reroutedunchanged

Not modified at all

maintained · kept · unaltered · preserved · fixed

Family

reroute, reroutes, rerouting

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