Antonyms: Adjective
natural normal regular standard typicalgalilee
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Verb
- //sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm
Noun
- //a sleazy bar that seemed to be an informal clubhouse for deviates
Adjective
- //the mother's deviate response to her child's death aroused suspicions
First Known Use
Verb
circa 1633, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1Noun
1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1Adjective
1929, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Verb, Noun, and Adjective
Late Latin deviatus, past participle of deviare, from Latin de- + via way — more at waydeviate
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- departing from some accepted standard of what is normal //the mother's deviate response to her child's death aroused suspicionsExamplesVerb
- //sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm
Noun- //a sleazy bar that seemed to be an informal clubhouse for deviates
Adjective- //the mother's deviate response to her child's death aroused suspicions
First Known UseVerbcirca 1633, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1Noun1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1Adjective1929, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyVerb, Noun, and AdjectiveLate Latin deviatus, past participle of deviare, from Latin de- + via way — more at way