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 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 As a host, Bragg was both inviting and impatient, genuinely curious about his guests’ ideas but intolerant of digression or indulgent nerding out. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026 The conversation has been necessarily condensed for clarity and to take out vast numbers of further digressions. —

Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026 This is a bit of a digression, which just occurred to me. —

JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for digression

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tangent

Noun

The Story Behind Gomez’s AirDrop Name In one of the episode’s more amusing tangents, Gomez shared the story behind her iPhone’s AirDrop name.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
At this point, the joke veers into tangents.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026