Synonyms of digression

digression

noun

dī-ˈgre-shən 

as in tangent

a departure from the subject under consideration

the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangent
• aside
• excursion
• excursus
• parenthesis
• divagation
• rambling
• circularity
• prolixity
• wordiness
• verbosity
• diffuseness
• circumlocution
• windiness
• circuitousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of digression

The result is a strange, bewitching experiment in autobiography, in which there are no friendships or love affairs, just exquisite digressions on life-changing texts. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

The screenplay, co written by Koguashvili, Boris Frumin and Georgi Kekelidze is thus packed with incident and, at almost two hours, perhaps has a digression or two too many. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Despite this strange digression, Besson’s script soon gets back on track when Giu gets the results of his tests back and declares war on Father Joe. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026

But these digressions were great theatre, with Cohn as the ringmaster. — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026