| deflect(verb, turn, shift, depart, swing) |
| depart from(verb, expression, part, depart, vary) |
| edge off(verb, expression, part, depart, vary) |
| excurse(depart, wander, stray, babble, meander) |
| go adrift(expression, idiom, deviation) |
| go amiss(verb, expression, part, depart, vary) |
| go astray(expression, idiom, chatter, deviation, wander) |
| go haywire(verb, expression, part, depart, vary) |
| go off on tangent(verb, expression, idiom, part, depart) |
| straggle |
| swerve(verb, turn, shift, depart, swing) |
| vagabond |
| vary(verb, depart, differ, diverge, stray) |
| wind |
| aberrate(verb, part, depart, walk, vary) |
| angle |
| avert(verb, turn, shift, depart, swing) |
| betray |
| circumlocate(verb, part, depart, vary, differ) |
| contrast(verb, part, depart, vary, differ) |