went on tangent (verb) deviate: stray from normal path
Sinonime: aberrate, angle off,
avert, bear off,
bend, bend the rules, break pattern, circumlocate,
contrast,
deflect,
depart, depart from,
differ,
digress, divagate,
diverge,
drift, edge off, err, get around, go amiss, go haywire, go off on tangent, go out of control, go out of way, leave beaten path, not conform,
part,
shy, swerve, swim against stream, take a turn,
turn, turn aside,
vary,
veer,
wanderAntonime: go straight,
keep,
stay