Thesaurus results for TANGENTS

tangents

noun

plural of tangent

as in asides

a departure from the subject under consideration in the middle of her description of her dog's symptoms, she went off on a tangent about its cute behavior

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Recent Examples of tangents In contrast to this, in regions dominated by shock waves, magnetic fields are orientated at tangents. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 July 2026 That's what happens when your star insults moviegoers or goes off on tangents about the characters's sexuality. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Her words prove true throughout his interview, during which Glover opens up for the first time about his life with Alzheimer's disease, often toggling between unfinished thoughts and poetic personal tangents. — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Patients call from noisy environments, talk over the system, go on tangents and don't finish sentences. — Saran Siva, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 In conversation, Friedland is rapaciously curious, if slightly disorganized, prone to tangents that lead to a candidness that can verge on cringe or awkward. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026 June 21 – July 22 Wandering down conversational tangents will be especially tempting today. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026 The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving Becciu, once a leading Vatican cardinal and future papal contender. — Nicole Winfield The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangents

Noun

There are asides about how the helmet communication receivers don’t always work.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Thomson’s own authoritative delivery of his opinions has an air of proclamation, but is leavened by his characteristic twinkly asides and curious pivots.

— Nicolas Rapold, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of asides

Noun

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