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Synonyms for digressive
dɪˈgrɛs ɪv, daɪ-di·gres·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
digressive, tangentialadjective
of superficial relevance if any
"a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"
Synonyms:
discursive, excursive, rambling, tangentialdigressive, discursive, excursive, ramblingadjective
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
"amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"
Synonyms:
wandering(a), sprawling, rambling, winding, straggly, discursive, excursive, meandering(a), dianoetic, tangential, straggling
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#14880 | winding | |
#24972 | rambling | |
#34062 | sprawling | |
#46883 | tangential | |
#53297 | discursive | |
#125649 | straggling | |
#287122 | straggly | |
#312524 | digressive |
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