Synonyms for de-tour

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : dee-too r, dih-too r

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdi tʊər, dɪˈtʊər

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Définition of de-tour

Origin : 1738, from French détour, from Old French destor "side road, byway; evasion, excuse," from destorner "turn aside," from des- "aside" + tourner "to turn" (see turn (v.)).

As in route : noun path over which someone or something travels
As in run-around : noun avoidance
As in turn : noun revolution, curving
As in turn : noun sudden change
As in branch : noun arm, limb
As in veering : noun swerve
As in alternative route : noun another path to destination
As in excursus : noun digression
As in irrelevancy : noun digression
As in parenthesis : noun digression
As in detour : noun indirect course
As in deviation : noun change, departure
As in digression : noun deviation; straying
As in divergence : noun branching out; difference
As in diversion : noun change in a course, path
As in skirt : verb avoid; get around
As in turn : verb reverse; change course
As in bend : verb form or cause a curve
As in bypass : verb avoid
As in circumvent : verb fool, mislead
As in refract : verb bend

Antonyms for de-tour

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