retracked

Followed path again

Retracked means redirected along a different path or route.

Most often applied to trains or transit: The northbound train was retracked due to maintenance.

In figurative use, retracked describes plans or projects that have been rerouted after going off course: After the budget crisis, the initiative was retracked toward more modest goals.

navigation

backtracking

Reversing to find alternatives

reroutingSending by different path
detourAlternate path around obstruction
redirectSend in new direction

recalculating · repositioning · course correction · waypoint · GPS · trail · return · retrace · mapping

reversal

u-turn

180-degree driving reversal

about-faceFull directional reversal
rollbackReturn to prior condition
undoingCause of destruction

withdrawal · retraction · pivot · turnaround · backpedaling · reversal · rescinding · countermanding · walking back

revision

correction

Fixing of mistakes

amendmentChange to official text
modificationAct of altering something
adjustmentAlteration to improve fit

rectification · revision · update · edit · redraft · overhaul · rewrite · refinement · alteration · emendation

Opposites

alignment with intended path

retrackedderailed

Thrown off course

off-track · sidetracked · off the rails · untracked · diverted

restoration vs. disruption

retrackedderailed

Thrown off course

disrupted · destabilized · thrown off · upset · displaced

Family

retrack, retracking

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