swerve | Definition of swerve

1 to depart abruptly from a straight line or course

the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road

Synonyms of swerve

break, cut, sheer, veer, yaw, zag, zig

Words Related to swerve

skew, slew (also slue)

arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, curve, hook, round, sweep, wheel

about-face, pivot

circle, coil, curl, loop, spiral

turn, twist, wind

weave, zigzag

deviate, stray, wander, waver

Antonyms of swerve

straighten

2 to turn away from a straight line or course

the bike path gently swerves to the right

Synonyms of swerve

arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, curve, fall off, hook, round, sweep, trend, wheel

Words Related to swerve

circle, coil, curlicue, curl, loop, spiral

turn, twist, wind

deviate, veer

Antonyms of swerve

straighten

3 to cause to turn away from a straight line

a dog dashed out in front of me and made me swerve my bike to one side of the bike path

Synonyms of swerve

arch, bend, bow, crook, curve, hook

Words Related to swerve

arc, round

incurvate, incurve, inflect, reflect

deflect, divert

entwine, kink, swirl, turn, twine, twist, veer, warp

coil, curl, enroll (also enrol), loop, spiral

dent, dimple

meander, wave, weave, wind

decline, incline, slope

Antonyms of swerve

straighten, unbend, uncurl

4 to change one's course or direction

the hurricane had been following the coastline before it swerved and headed inland

Synonyms of swerve

detour, deviate, diverge, sheer, swing, turn, turn off, veer, wheel

Words Related to swerve

tack, zigzag

double (back), turn back

Synonyms and Antonyms of swerve

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