Synonyms of asides

asides

noun

plural of aside

as in tangents

a departure from the subject under consideration

as an aside, something similar happened to me years ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangents
• digressions
• excursions
• parentheses
• divagations
• circumlocutions
• excursuses
• ramblings
• prolixities
• verbosities
• circularities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of asides

What makes this all the more unfortunate is that most of these excited personal asides come right under his listing of the figures for infections and deaths. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

There are asides about how the helmet communication receivers don’t always work. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Thomson’s own authoritative delivery of his opinions has an air of proclamation, but is leavened by his characteristic twinkly asides and curious pivots. — Nicolas Rapold, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

There are frequent funny asides and philosophical musings. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

The rapper leaned into the role’s humor, adding playful asides and earning laughs from the crowd. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

For all its eye-popping song-and-dance numbers and amusing asides, the show seems to forget that the novel is a tragedy. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026

Infantino presided over the events with jocular asides and instant recall of previous matches and scores. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Shah’s closest ally (and the person most willing to call Shah on his lies to himself and others) is his cousin Zulfi, a gigantic character who Khan energizes with fast-talking charm, sarcastic asides, and an assessing glare that can cut through anyone’s defenses. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026