18
deviation(noun, change, twist, shift, course)
13
bypass(noun, verb, pass, avoid, course)
13
roundabout way(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, course)
11
turn(noun, verb, move, change, twist)
11
circuit(noun, change, twist, shift, way)
9
digression(noun, change, note, journey, line)
8
diversion(noun, change, delay, difficulty, escape)
8
divergence(noun, change, way, course, difference)
8
turning(noun, change, twist, shift, difference)
6
aberration(noun, change, difference, breach, separation)
6
branch(noun, change, twist, shift, course)
6
circumvent(verb, pass, ignore, neglect, avoid)
6
skirt(verb, pass, ignore, neglect, avoid)
5
bend(noun, verb, change, turn, twist)
5
deflection(noun, change, note, difference, breach)
5
swerve(noun, verb, move, change, push)
5
departure(noun, change, twist, shift, difference)
4
deviate(verb, move, change, push, return)
4
bypath(noun, course, deviation, diversion, bypass)
4
shift(noun, verb, move, change, push)
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