Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun veering
1 sense of veering
Sense 1
swerve, swerving, veering -- (the act of turning aside suddenly)
=> turn, turning -- (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
Antonyms of verb veer
1 of 2 senses of veer
Sense 2
veer -- (shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered")
Antonym of back (Sense 8)
=> back -- (shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb veer
2 senses of veer
Sense 1
swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")
=> turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")
Sense 2
veer -- (shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered")
=> switch, change over, shift -- (make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched")