synonym for the word, diversion
English Collins Dictionary-English synonyms & Thesaurus &nbsp. diversion (diversions plural) 1 n-count A diversion is an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing or concentrating on. The robbers threw smoke bombs to create a diversion... 2 n-count A diversion is an activity that you do for pleasure. FORMAL Finger painting is very messy but an excellent diversion.