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Synonyms for diversion
dɪˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən, daɪ-di·ver·sion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. diversion

    Entertainment and recreation imply thought and mental occupation, tho in an agreeable, refreshing way; they are therefore words of a high order. Entertainment, apart from its special senses of a public performance or a social party, and predominantly even there, is used of somewhat mirthful mental delight; recreation may, and usually does, combine the mental with the physical. Amusement and pastime are nearly equivalent, the latter probably the lighter word; many slight things may be pastimes which we should hardly dignify by the name of amusements. Sports are almost wholly on the physical plane, tho involving a certain grade of mental action; fox-hunting, horse-racing, and baseball are sports. Certain sports may afford entertainment or recreation to certain persons, according to their individual tastes; but entertainment and recreation are capable of a meaning so high as never to be approached by any meaning of sport. Cheer may be very quiet, as the cheer of a bright fire to an aged traveler; merriment is with liveliness and laughter; fun and frolic are apt to be boisterous. Amusement is a form of enjoyment, but enjoyment may be too keen to be called amusement. Compare synonyms for ENTERTAIN.

    Synonyms:
    amusement, cheer, delight, enjoyment, entertainment, frolic, fun, merriment, pastime, pleasure, recreation, sport

    Antonyms:
    ennui, fatigue, labor, lassitude, toil, weariness, work

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. diversion

    Synonyms:
    detour, divergence, deviation, recreation, amusement, pastime, sport, enjoyment

    Antonyms:
    continuity, directness, procedure, business, task, work, study, labor, avocation

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. diversion, recreationnoun

    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

    "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"

    Synonyms:
    deflection, digression, divagation, deflexion, recreation, refreshment, deviation, diversionary attack

  2. diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagationnoun

    a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

    "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"

    Synonyms:
    diversionary attack, warp, departure, excursion, difference, parenthesis, excursus, deflexion, deviance, bending, digression, deflection, refraction, divagation, aside, deviation, divergence, recreation

  3. diversion, diversionary attacknoun

    an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

    Synonyms:
    deflection, digression, divagation, deflexion, recreation, deviation, diversionary attack

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. entertainmentnoun

    to divert someone’s attention

    paul sought diversion to stop worrying about his problems

    Submitted by albertosanchezmd on April 10, 2022  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. diversionnoun

    Synonyms:
    turning aside

  2. diversionnoun

    Synonyms:
    amusement, recreation, pastime, sport, play, entertainment, relaxation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. diversionnoun

    Synonyms:
    turning aside, amusement, sport, recreation, relaxation

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How to use diversion in a sentence?

  1. Jason Brodsky:

    The regimes priority remains its own survival and financing its proxies and partners over its people. Even during this time of economic turmoil, according to the U.S. State Department, Irans supreme leader just last month increased funding for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 33 percent higher than President Rouhanis original request and more than doubled the funding of the Basij. So, the risk of diversion of funds looms large.

  2. Phil Jordan:

    One of the most intelligent traffickers has been Chapo, his son is not the brightest star on the Christmas tree. The best recorded intelligence on the son is that he doesn't have his father's intelligence. But I caution this could be a diversion to throw off authorities.

  3. Stephanie McMahon:

    Nonetheless, it is our commitment to you to somehow, someway provide you with a diversion during these hard times, deliver a sense of hope, determination and perseverance and most of all to entertain you and your family.

  4. Andrea Williams:

    Despite Francisco's best efforts to make good on his mistake, ICE has taken the position that even a misdemeanor DUI eligible for diversion is enough to end DACA status.

  5. Ma Jun:

    (Diversion) has caused so much suffering and needs so many dams to keep up supply, and that has impacted biodiversity.


Translations for diversion

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  • تحويلArabic
  • отклоняване, развлечение, отклонение, отвличанеBulgarian
  • rozptýlení, zábavaCzech
  • omdirigeringDanish
  • Zerstreuung, Umleitung, Unterhaltung, Ablenkung, EntwässerungGerman
  • διασκέδαση, παράκαμψη, αντιπερισπασμός, αναψυχή, εκτροπήGreek
  • distracción, desviaciónSpanish
  • انحرافPersian
  • kiertotie, harrastus, harhautusFinnish
  • diversionFrench
  • malairt slí, athbhealachIrish
  • הסחהHebrew
  • elterelésHungarian
  • diversione, diversivo, svagoItalian
  • afleidingsmanoeuvreDutch
  • objazd, dywersjaPolish
  • diversãoPortuguese
  • объезд, развлечение, отвлечение, отвод, отклонение, отвлекающий манёврRussian
  • förströelse, avledningsmanöver, tidsfördrivSwedish
  • திசைTamil
  • saptırmaTurkish
  • chuyển hướngVietnamese

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