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

Meanwhile, traffic on Seventh Street will be detoured to Eighth Street with only local traffic allowed on Seventh between Poplar and Cypress, according to a separate map provided by the Police Department. —Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024

Grand River Avenue, Jefferson Avenue and Gratiot Avenue will all be closed and detoured on Thanksgiving day. —Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024

Motorists will be detoured via Elmore, Colerain, and Beekman streets to I-74 West and the Texas Turnaround at the Montana Avenue exit to I-74 East. —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024

Motorists will be detoured via Elmore, Colerain and Beekman streets to I-74 west and the Texas turnaround at the Montana Avenue exit to I-74 east. —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024

Ohio Traffic Impacts and Detour Southbound I-471 traffic is being detoured by way of I-71 and I-75 South. —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024

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