Antonyms for detour
ˈdi tʊər, dɪˈtʊər

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1. detour, roundabout way(verb)

   a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

   Synonyms:
   roundabout way

2. detour(verb)

   travel via a detour

How to use detour in a sentence?

1. Zig Ziglar:

   Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.

2. Denis Watley:

   Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

3. Bob Reish:

   Patience is the discipline to we have that will enable us to reach the goals we aspire to achieve without taking the easy detour which leads to a dead end.

4. Unknown:

   The really happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery when on a detour.

5. Austin Eubanks:

   Obviously, after that, my life took a pretty big detour, as a result of my injuries, I was pretty significantly medicated about 45 minutes after being shot. I remember immediately being drawn to that feeling, because it took the emotion away.

How to pronounce detour?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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