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deviate

• (s) markedly different from an accepted norm
  • aberrant behavior
  • deviant ideas
  aberrant, deviant,

Nouns

• (n) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior degenerate, deviant, pervert,

Verbs

• (v) turn aside; turn away from divert,
• (v) be at variance with; be out of line with depart, vary, diverge,
• (v) cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
  • The river was deviated to prevent flooding

Synonyms

aberrant deviant degenerate pervert divert depart vary diverge

Antonyms

conform

Words of close approximity