Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of digression Gender, above all, determines how life is supposed to proceed, from cradle to grave; one of her longest digressions is an overview of the different ways that, to her mind, men and women are supposed to die. —

Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026 Every digression here feels like a destination. —

Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026 The play is stacked with laugh lines and Greenberg’s deliciously writerly digressions. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 The plot takes quite a few wild digressions on our heroes’ way to meeting Hamm (who also gives an excellent performance as himself). —

Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for digression

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tangent

Noun

June 21 – July 22 Wandering down conversational tangents will be especially tempting today.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving Becciu, once a leading Vatican cardinal and future papal contender.

— NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026