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Distract

🔄 Synonyms of "Distract"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disquietnoun	(transitive, intransitive) To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.
troublenoun	A distressing or dangerous situation.
deflectverb	(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
perturbverb	To disturb; to bother or unsettle.
carknoun	(obsolete, intransitive) To be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles.
disordernoun	Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
draw awayverb	(intransitive) To move away.
unhingeverb	To mentally disturb.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Distract"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
deflectverb	(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
disorderverb	(transitive) To throw into a state of disorder.
troubleverb	A distressing or dangerous situation.
perturbverb	To disturb; to bother or unsettle.
disquietverb	(transitive, intransitive) To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.
carkverb	(obsolete, intransitive) To be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles.
draw awayverb	(intransitive) To move away.
unhingeverb	To mentally disturb.
divertverb	(transitive) To turn aside from a course.
disruptverb	(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
detractverb	(transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.
deterverb	(transitive) To prevent something from happening.
dissuadeverb	(transitive) To convince not to try or do.
messverb	(transitive, often used with "up") To make untidy or dirty.
deviateverb	(intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
obscureverb	(transitive) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
avertverb	(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
misappropriateverb	(transitive) To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.
preventverb	(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
disguiseverb	Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.