NON SEQUITURS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

non sequiturs

noun

plural of non sequitur

as in remarks

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.

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Recent Examples of non sequiturs The show’s official description, par for the course for Li, is less of an indication of the show’s content than a series of non sequiturs. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 There will be no B-movie monsters wearing terrible prosthetics, no scripts full of non sequiturs, no glitchy graphics. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The non sequiturs, or seeming non sequiturs (like Carol moonlighting as a baseball umpire despite having little knowledge of baseball) abound. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026 Brown kept getting sidetracked with tangents and non sequiturs, on topics both momentous and random. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 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

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Noun

Jio Platforms, the company at the center of Musk's remarks, is coming up with a record IPO issue soon, but its valuation demands have met with pushback from investors who seem unconvinced of the company's positioning as a tech business.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
His remarks evoked a world on edge, beset by growing social and economic divides and the uneven effects of globalization.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of remarks

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Investors are keeping a close eye on the outlook of interest rates, after New York Federal Reserve President John Williams' recent comments put him at odds with the broader market and some other central bank members.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
People in the comments on YouTube also had plenty of reactions to share.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of comments

Noun

Keeping machining close to engineering also shortens the feedback loop between design and testing.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
With 30 audio sensors listening for racket strikes and ball bounces, and four cameras tracking play, the machine stands at one end of the net, offering interactive drills and real-time feedback, and recording and analyzing matches.

— Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of feedback

Noun

Briscoe, for instance, has found that in neural-tube patterning there are two ways of reaching the same place in the landscape — a finding that reconciled previously contradictory observations.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Nothing Fielder discovers can top what’s already widely known, so his observations inevitably temper her public image.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of observations

Noun

Its adaptable architecture supports missions including tactical logistics, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, casualty evacuation, communications support and other mission-critical applications.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Whiting, 33, was appointed by Commissioner Richard Lara to serve on the city’s property advisory board and previously served on the city’s communications committee.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

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