Synonyms for

Veer

Verb / vɪr / Another word for veer — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

to change direction suddenly

Synonyms & similar words

trend swerve sheer cut slew slue curve back swerve divert deviate shift turn zigzag angle skew

Example sentences

  1. I had to veer to the left to avoid the tree.
  2. The car started to veer off the road.
  3. The conversation began to veer off-topic.
  4. The ship began to veer off course.
  5. The runner had to veer sharply to avoid the other racers.

Quotes

  • We must veer wildly from side to side, making loud and passionate exclamations at each turn. - Jane Austen
  • The mind veers from one extreme to another. - Tacitus
  • It is curious how, from time immemorial, man seems to have associated the idea of evil with beauty, shrunk from it with a sort of ghostly fear, while, at the same time drawn to it by force of its hypnotic attraction. - Charles Baudelaire

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