ZAGS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

zags

verb

present tense third-person singular of zag

as in veers

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course the crowd roared as the clown on the bicycle zagged while the other clowns, in hot pursuit, zigged

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veers

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The twist comes when the action suddenly veers into science fiction, and Isabella begins quite literally to disappear.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
That's exactly the mindset incident response leaders need when an incident veers off script from the playbook.

— David Etue, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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