Synonyms of by the way

by the way

phrase

as in incidentally

by way of interjection or digression

By the way, can we stop for pizza on the way home?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incidentally
• interjectionally
• by the by
• apropos
• en passant
• in passing
• secondarily
• excursively
• parenthetically
• tangentially
• digressively

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of by the way

Shoutout to the park, by the way, for sending out the warning a few days too late. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

The second thing… tech debt is actually very real, by the way. — ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026

Balogun, by the way, is really the product of British—not American—soccer. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Those corporations have, by the way, consistently objected to the EU’s digital regulations on the grounds that the rules would harm users’ privacy and lead to a degraded experience. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 July 2026