Synonyms of detoured

detoured

verb

past tense of detour

1

as in bypassed

to avoid by going around

we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bypassed
• avoided
• circumvented
• escaped
• skirted
• circumnavigated
• evaded
• eluded
• shunned
• eschewed
• shook
• dodged
• fled
• leapfrogged
• ducked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• met
• confronted
• faced
• sought
• accepted
• pursued
• welcomed
• embraced
• courted

2

as in deviated

to change one's course or direction

we had to detour for a few miles around the section of highway under construction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deviated
• turned
• swung
• veered
• diverged
• swerved
• turned off
• wheeled
• sheered
• tacked
• zigzagged
• turned back
• doubled (back)

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of detoured

Traffic will be detoured via I-471 and I-275 West to I-71/I-75 or via Ronald Reagan and I-75 South. —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024

Traffic will be detoured via Gilbert Avenue/Reading Road. —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024