All excurse synonyms

verb excurse

• abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
• deviate — To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others.
• stray — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
• 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.
• cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
• desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
• 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.
• 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.
• disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
• discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
• dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
• forsake — to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
• ramble — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
• reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
• repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
• swerve — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
• vary — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
• wander — to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
• meander — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
• aberrate — to deviate from what is normal or correct
• depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
• divagate — to wander; stray.
• drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
• roam — to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.
• circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
• radiate — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
• bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
• bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
• branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
• divaricate — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
• divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
• fork — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
• 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.
• separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
• split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
• spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
• branch off — A road or path that branches off from another one starts from it and goes in a slightly different direction. If you branch off somewhere, you change the direction in which you are going.
• amble — When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner.
• saunter — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
• straggle — to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
• stroll — to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk: to stroll along the beach.
• traipse — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
• zigzag — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
• clamber — If you clamber somewhere, you climb there with difficulty, usually using your hands as well as your feet.
• climb — If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it.
• cruise — A cruise is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places.
• diverge — to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
• gad — to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another: to gad about.
• gallivant — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
• perambulate — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.