veering

The word “veering” has 2 syllables: veer-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈvɪrɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for veering?

In the thesaurus, “veering” has 86 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for veering along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for veering

about-facing
arching
arcing
averting
bending
bowed
bowing
breaking
change
circling
coiled
coiling
corkscrew
crooked
crooking
curled
curling
curved
curving
cutting
deflecting
detour
detouring
deviating
deviation
devious
diverging
diverting
entwined
hooking
kinked
looped
looping
meandering
moving
pivoting
rechanneling
redirecting
reversing
rounded
rounding
serpentine
sheering
shifting
shunting
sidetracking
sinuous
skewing
slewing
sluing
spiral
spiraling
spiralling
straying
swaying
sweeping
swerving
swinging
swirled
switching
swiveling
swivelling
tacking
transferring
turned
turning
turning back
turning off
twined
twining
twisted
twisting
wandering
warped
wavering
wavy
weaving
wheeling
whipping
whirling
winding
yawing
zagging
zigging
zigzag
zigzagging

Antonyms for veering

direct
linear
right
straight
straightaway
straightening
straightforward
unbent
uncurled
undeviating
unswerving
untwisted

Meanings of veering

verb
1. To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
2. To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
3. (of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
4. (of the wind) To shift aft.
5. To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
6. To turn.
noun
1. A motion that veers; a sudden swerve.

Example Sentences

The ship was veering off course due to the strong winds.
His opinions started veering towards more radical ideas.
She noticed the car in front of her veering into the other lane.
The conversation kept veering back to the same topic.
The path was veering sharply to the right, making it difficult to follow.

On this page you'll find 98 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to veering, such as: about-facing, arching, arcing, averting, bending, bowed, bowing.

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