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 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 But in the small areas of freedom McAvoy allows himself outside the main thrust of the familiar rags-to-riches-to-regret arc there are sharp little digressions and darker shadowy corners that suggest there’s more to the film, and to McAvoy as a filmmaker, than initially meets the eye. —

Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for digression

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tangent

Noun

But rather than let meta references guide the plot, the half-hour sitcom takes off on wild tangents that are easy to get lost in, even when that’s not the main intention.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
The conversation is lively, with people often chatting over each other and going on tangents.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026