DIGRESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DIGRESS?

Need another word that means the same as “digress”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “digress” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Digress” are: depart, sidetrack, straggle, divagate, stray, wander, deviate, go off at a tangent, diverge, turn aside, turn away, drift, ramble, meander, maunder

Digress as a Verb

Definitions of "Digress" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “digress” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
• Wander from a direct or straight course.
• Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking.

Synonyms of "Digress" as a verb (15 Words)

depart	Deviate from (an accepted, prescribed, or usual course of action. They departed for Germany.
deviate	Turn aside; turn away from. The river was deviated to prevent flooding.
divagate	Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking. Yeats divagated into Virgil s territory only once.
diverge	Be at variance with; be out of line with. The flight path diverged from the original flight plan.
drift	Be carried slowly by a current of air or water. The shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore.
go off at a tangent	Go through in search of something; search through someone’s belongings in an unauthorized way.
maunder	Wander aimlessly. He maunders through the bank composing his thoughts.
meander	(of a river or road) follow a winding course. A stylish offbeat thriller which occasionally meanders.
ramble	Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. Roses climbed rambled hung over walls.
sidetrack	Direct (a train) into a branch line or siding. The train is sidetracked on to a line leading to a terminal.
straggle	(of an irregular group of people) move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front. The children straggled behind them.
stray	(of the eyes or a hand) move idly or casually. The military arrested anyone who strayed into the exclusion zone.
turn aside	Change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.
turn away	Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.
wander	Walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way. After dinner we wandered into town.

Usage Examples of "Digress" as a verb

• She always digresses when telling a story.
• I have digressed a little from my original plan.
• Don't digress when you give a lecture.

Associations of "Digress" (30 Words)

aimlessly	Without purpose or direction. We wandered aimlessly round Venice.
ambulate	Walk; move about. People who make use of crutches to ambulate.
away	An away match or win. He put away the pistol.
carriage	Any of the separate sections of a train that carry passengers. A US army howitzer and carriage.
derail	(of a train or tram) accidentally leave the tracks. They had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste.
derailment	The action of a train or tram leaving its tracks accidentally. The derailment of the peace process.
deviate	A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. The whole affair offers revealing insights into attitudes towards sexual deviates.
digressive	Characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject. A digressive allusion to the day of the week.
discursive	(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects. A rambling discursive book.
dislodge	Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied. Government opponents failed to dislodge the Prime Minister.
drift	The pervading meaning or tenor. The drift towards a more repressive style of policing.
excursive	Tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects. His excursive remarks.
gad	Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure. He had heard that I was gadding about with an airline stewardess.
gallivant	Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure. She quit her job to go gallivanting around the globe.
indirect	(of costs) deriving from overhead charges or subsidiary work. Fittings were installed to give a subdued indirect light in the nave.
meandering	An act of following a winding course. A florid and rather meandering melody.
nomadic	Migratory. The nomadic habits of the Bedouins.
ramble	Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. This novel rambles on and jogs.
rambling	(of a plant) putting out long shoots and growing over walls or other plants. Rambling roses.
resonate	Evoke images, memories, and emotions. The sound of the siren resonated across the harbour.
roam	Use a mobile phone on another operator’s network, typically while abroad. The cattle roam across the prairie.
rove	Wander over or through (a place) without a fixed destination. The policeman s eyes roved around the pub.
scrappy	Full of fighting spirit. Scrappy lecture notes piled up unread.
sidetrack	A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass. The horse took a sidetrack which led uphill.
stray	An animal that has strayed especially a domestic animal. Stray dogs.
wander	An act or instance of wandering. The wandering Jew.
wanderer	Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life. He is a longtime seaman a rootless wanderer.
wandering	Of a path e.g. The river followed its wandering course.