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

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

This analysis makes up the most compelling part of the book, which is written in a kind of structureless, hybrid blogger-academic style, and otherwise tends to bog down in confusing digressions. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

With its loose ends and digressions, Dream Me a Dream stays true to those idiosyncratic instincts while retaining enough of the welcoming glow of Dance of Love to make this an affecting farewell from an endearing eccentric. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026