Synonyms:
aberrant, deviant, deviate
Meaning: markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate
Meaning: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
deviate, divert
Meaning: turn aside; turn away from
Synonyms:
deviate, vary, diverge, depart
Meaning: be at variance with; be out of line with
Usage examples
For to deviate from the principle of duty is beyond all doubt wicked; but to be unfaithful to my maxim of prudence may often be very advantageous to me, although to abide by it is certainly safer.
He would have been under no temptation to deviate in any degree from truth, which he held very sacred, or to take a licence, which a learned divine told me he once seemed, in a conversation, jocularly to allow to historians.
At this point I must reluctantly deviate to say that men of weight and high office are always a trifle ponderous when conversing with ladies. Young lieutenants--or, at all events, officers not above the rank of captain--are far more successful at the game.