DIGRESS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word digress. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DIGRESS
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| sidetrack | verbv | |||||
noun • a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass verb • wander from a direct or straight course | ||||||
| depart | verbv | |||||
verb • move away from a place into another direction • be at variance with; be out of line with • depart for someplace • go away or leave • remove oneself from an association with or participation in • wander from a direct or straight course | ||||||
| stray | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) adjective satellite • not close together in time • (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • wander from a direct course or at random • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | ||||||
| wander | verbv | |||||
verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage • go via an indirect route or at no set pace • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | ||||||
| deviate | verbv | |||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior adjective satellite • markedly different from an accepted norm verb • turn aside; turn away from • be at variance with; be out of line with • cause to turn away from a previous or expected course | ||||||
| diverge | verbv | |||||
verb • move or draw apart • have no limits as a mathematical series • extend in a different direction • be at variance with; be out of line with | ||||||
| ramble | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an aimless amble on a winding course verb • continue talking or writing in a desultory manner • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||||||
| veer | verbv | |||||
verb • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • shift to a clockwise direction | ||||||
| divagate | verbv | |||||
verb • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | ||||||
| straggle | verbv | |||||
noun • a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons) verb • wander from a direct or straight course • go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way | ||||||
