- Types Of Speech
- You can use deflect as a verb in a sentence.
- About Deflect
- A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters c, d, e, f, l, and t, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter l. Deflect starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, def, defl, defle, and the ending characters are t, ct, ect, lect, flect, ..
- Definition
- Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
- School Grade
- Deflect is set as a grade seven word that starts with d, ends with t, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is deflect a scrabble word? A 13 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Deflect in Pig Latin is said as "eflectday or eflectdway".
- Unigram
- d | e | f | l | e | c | t
- Bigram
- de | ef | fl | le | ec | ct
- Trigram
- def | efl | fle | lec | ect
- Quadrigram
- defl | efle | flec | lect
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball);
"block an attack" - draw someone's attention away from something;
"The thief distracted the bystanders";
"He deflected his competitors" - turn aside
- turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
- prevent the occurrence of;
prevent from happening;
"Let's avoid a confrontation";
"head off a confrontation";
"avert a strike"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdominal External Oblique Muscle | |
| Admonish | take to task "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
| Aid | the work of caring for or attending to someone or something "no medical care was required" "the old car needed constant attention" |
| Alien | a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere |
| Alienate | arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |
| Angle | a biased way of looking at or presenting something |
| Angle Off | |
| Anticipate | be a forerunner of or occur earlier than "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
| Aplomb | great coolness and composure under strain "keep your cool" |
| Arch | (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it |
View all cognitive synonyms for Deflect
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Deflect | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) "block an attack" |
View English words with the unique letters used in deflect. Words With The Letters Cdeflt
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Block | (American football) the act of obstructing someone''s path with your body "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" |
| Blockage | the act of blocking |
| Blocker | a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
| Blocking | (American football) the act of obstructing someone''s path with your body "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" |
| Closure | termination of operations "they regretted the closure of the day care center" |
| Counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
| Counterpunch | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
| Interference | (American football) the act of obstructing someone''s path with your body "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" |
| Occlusion | the act of blocking |
| Parry | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fence | a barrier that serves to enclose an area |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deflect (7 letters) | 13 | 15 | deflect | ||
| Defalcate (9 letters) | 15 +2 | 17 +2 | defalcate | ||
| Deflected (9 letters) | 16 +3 | 18 +3 | deflected |
Deflect Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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