10
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
9
pervert(noun, verb, person, change, twist)
9
avert(verb, change, turn, slip, shift)
8
aberrant(adjective, extraordinary, strange, exceptional, hot)
8
abnormal(adjective, irregular, different, perverted, norm)
8
alter(verb, move, change, turn, push)
8
bend(noun, verb, change, turn, slip)
8
sheer(verb, move, change, turn, push)
7
contrast(verb, depart, differ, weigh, contrast)
7
curve(verb, move, change, turn, push)
7
switch(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
7
turn away(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
6
curious(adjective, extraordinary, strange, exceptional, irregular)
6
depart from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, deviation, stray)
6
diversify(verb, change, contrast)
6
peculiar(adjective, strange, exceptional, irregular, nonstandard)
6
skew(verb, turn, twist, shift, depart)
5
conflict(noun, verb, oppose, dissent, clash)
5
distort(verb, twist, bend, falsify, coil)
5
go astray(expression, idiom, fall, fail, offend)
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