Synonyms of non sequitur

non sequitur

noun

as in tangent

a statement that is not connected in a logical or clear way to anything said before it

We were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some non sequitur about her dog.

Related Words

• tangent
• nonsense
• bunk
• absurdity
• aside
• inanity
• digression
• foolishness
• banter
• back talk
• drivel
• persiflage
• repartee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of non sequitur

These sequences can be beguilingly attractive, but their inclusions are complete non sequiturs — blink-and-you’ll-miss-it digressions toward a more engaging film. — Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026

Some, like the rapper, passed with flying colors, while others weren't sure what to make of the non sequitur. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025

Tracy’s dialogue, though absent the staccato non sequiturs of the director’s earlier work, has a bracing nastiness; every visual flourish and every menacing thrum of the score, by Jerskin Fendrix, escalates the intensity of Stone and Plemons’s bravura showdown. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025

Long before Neeson would inherit the detective badge and a full clip of non sequiturs, Paramount announced Ed Helms would be taking on the Drebin role in 2013 with writers behind the Night at the Museum movies providing a script to revitalize the Naked Gun franchise. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025

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