veers
Changes course suddenly
Veers is the third-person singular of veer, meaning to change direction suddenly or swerve: The car veers left at the intersection.
The word applies to physical movement and to shifts in conversation, opinion, or mood: The discussion veers into politics, His tone veers between cheerful and bitter.
Abrupt directional change
- laneDesignated travel strip
- highwayMajor road for travel
- mergeCombine into unity
- trafficMovement along routes
steering wheel · brake · signal · overcorrect · skid · road · motorist · detour
Turning sharply aside
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
- lurchAbrupt unsteady movement
- careenTilt while in motion
yaw · unpredictable · erratic · sudden · sharp · wildly · abruptly · unexpectedly
Planned path forward
- directionWay something faces
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
trajectory · waypoint · chart · pilot · helm · rudder · tack · port
Movement or work period
- pivotPoint of rotation
- departureAct of going away
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- deviationDeparture from expected path
turnabout · reversal · about-face · redirection · digression · tangent · detour · transition
swerve
Abrupt directional change
traffic · steering wheel · brake · signal · overcorrect · skid · road · motorist · detour · intersection
swerving
Turning sharply aside
careen · yaw · unpredictable · erratic · sudden · sharp · wildly · abruptly · unexpectedly · unsteady
course
Planned path forward
heading · trajectory · waypoint · chart · pilot · helm · rudder · tack · port · starboard
shift
Movement or work period
- pivotPoint of rotation
- departureAct of going away
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
deviation · turnabout · reversal · about-face · redirection · digression · tangent · detour · transition · course correction
veersstays
Remains in place
persists · continues · straightens · perseveres · keeps on