All bear off synonyms
bear off
B b verb bear off
- vary — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- veer — to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
- diverge — to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
- swerve — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- avert — If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
- shy — bashful; retiring.
- drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- deflect — If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.
- divagate — to wander; stray.
- turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- digress — to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- wander — to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
- contrast — A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
- bend the rules — to ignore rules or change them to suit one's own convenience
- get around — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- go haywire — to behave or perform erratically