deviate
English Thesaurus
1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | fetishist, |
| definition | : | one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | masochist, |
| definition | : | someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nympho, nymphomaniac, |
| definition | : | a woman with abnormal sexual desires (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | paedophile, pedophile, |
| definition | : | an adult who is sexually attracted to children (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sadist, |
| definition | : | someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sadomasochist, |
| definition | : | someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bugger, sod, sodomist, sodomite, |
| definition | : | someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) (noun.person) |
2. turn aside; turn away from (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | turn, |
| definition | : | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | yaw, |
| definition | : | deviate erratically from a set course (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | detour, |
| definition | : | travel via a detour (verb.motion) |
3. cause to turn away from a previous or expected course (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | divert, |
| definition | : | send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | perturb, |
| definition | : | cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | perturb, |
| definition | : | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | shunt, |
| definition | : | provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt (verb.motion) |
4. be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | differ, |
| definition | : | be different (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | aberrate, |
| definition | : | diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | aberrate, |
| definition | : | diverge from the expected (verb.stative) |
5. markedly different from an accepted norm (adj.all)
| similar | : | abnormal, unnatural, |
| definition | : | not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm (adj.all) |
6. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person)
| derivation | : | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate, |
| definition | : | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social) |
7. turn aside; turn away from (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion, deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion, |
| definition | : | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act) |
8. be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)
| antonym | : | conform, |
| definition | : | be similar, be in line with (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | variance, variation, |
| definition | : | an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deviation, |
| definition | : | the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | deviation, |
| definition | : | the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | mutant, mutation, sport, variation, |
| definition | : | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
| definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | variation, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | divergent, |
| definition | : | diverging from another or from a standard (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | variant, |
| definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
9. markedly different from an accepted norm (adj.all)
| derivation | : | aberrant, |
| definition | : | one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
| definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
10. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person)
| derivation | : | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate, |
| definition | : | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social) |
11. turn aside; turn away from (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion, deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion, |
| definition | : | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act) |
12. be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)
| antonym | : | conform, |
| definition | : | be similar, be in line with (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | variance, variation, |
| definition | : | an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deviation, |
| definition | : | the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | deviation, |
| definition | : | the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | mutant, mutation, sport, variation, |
| definition | : | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
| definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | variation, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | divergent, |
| definition | : | diverging from another or from a standard (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | variant, |
| definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
13. markedly different from an accepted norm (adj.all)
| derivation | : | aberrant, |
| definition | : | one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
| definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
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