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Detailed Synonyms for diversion in English

diversion:

diversion [the ~] noun

  1. the diversion
    the diversion; the diversionary tactic; the red herring
  2. the diversion
    the entertainment; the amusement; the diversion
  3. the diversion
    – a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) 1
    the diversion; the digression; the deviation; the divagation; the deflection; the deflexion
    – a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) 1
  4. the diversion
    – an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates 1
    the diversion; the recreation
    – an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates 1
    • diversion [the ~] noun
      • scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists1
    • recreation [the ~] noun
      • for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles1
      • drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation1
  5. the diversion
    – an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack 1
    the diversion; the diversionary attack
    – an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack 1

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Related Definitions for "diversion":

  1. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)1
    • a diversion from the main highway1
  2. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates1
    • scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists1
  3. an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack1

diversion form of diverse:

diverse adj

  1. diverse
  2. diverse
  3. diverse
    – distinctly dissimilar or unlike 1
    various; diverse
    – distinctly dissimilar or unlike 1
    • various adj
      • animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth1
    • diverse adj
      • celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan1
  4. diverse
    – many and different 1
    diverse; divers
    – many and different 1
    • diverse adj
      • a person of diverse talents1
    • divers adj
      • tourist offices of divers nationalities1

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Related Definitions for "diverse":

  1. distinctly dissimilar or unlike1
    • celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan1
  2. many and different1
    • a person of diverse talents1

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