Synonyms of digresses

digresses

verb

present tense third-person singular of digress

as in wanders

to speak or write about something that is different from the main subject being discussed

He digressed so often that it was hard to follow what he was saying.

If I can digress for a moment, I'd like to briefly mention her earlier films.

Related Words

• wanders
• deviates
• strays
• rattles
• chatters
• gabs
• rambles
• chats
• sidetracks
• goes on
• blathers (on)
• runs on
• prattles
• burbles
• prates
• gibbers
• blabbers
• blabs
• jabbers
• maunders
• drools
• drivels
• patters
• gabbles
• waffles
• bumbles
• blithers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of digresses

Trump has been staging rallies around the country to sell his economic agenda, but often digresses into other issues. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026

The two-hour conversation quickly digresses from the record and encompasses topics like fatherhood, politics, the dangers of television advertising, and just about anything else that flits through John and Yoko’s minds. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026

Semple’s writing is warm and absurdly funny but also occasionally devastating—as when, roughly midway through the book, Adora digresses into recalling her experiences writing for a comedy show in the 1990s. — The Atlantic, 14 May 2026