The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SWERVED , but the solution may also be FENDEDOFF which is one of the most recent solution (2006 in New York Times).
Deflected crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWERVED | 25 % | 7 |
| FENDEDOFF | 25 % | 9 |
| TURNEDASIDE | 25 % | 11 |
| TURNED | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deflected
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- distract
- turn away
- ward off
- stave off
- avert
- fend off
- obviate
- debar
- avoid
- draw away
- head off
- deviate
Crossword Answer definitions
SWERVED verb- To stray; to wander; to rove.
- To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
- To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
- To bend; to incline.
- To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
- To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
- Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
- To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SWERVED
- Avoided a pothole, perhaps
- Deflected.
- Shifted course.
- Avoided an accident, maybe
- Avoided an accident, in a way