55 entries under deviation topic. ×

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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)
5
deflection(noun, change, note, difference, breach)
5
departure(noun, change, twist, shift, difference)
4
bypath(noun, course, diversion, bypass)
3
zigzag(verb, move, change, push, return)
3
byway(noun, journey, way, course, program)
3
circumbendibus(noun, course, diversion, bypass)
3
divagation(noun, departure, discrepancy, aside)
3
alternative route(noun, expression, diversion, bypass)
3
back road(noun, expression, course, diversion)
3
depart from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ignore, neglect)
3
roundabout route(noun, expression, idiom, diversion)
3
runaround(noun, delay, escape, course)
2
long way round(noun, expression, idiom, diversion)
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