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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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