Need another word that means the same as “tangential”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “tangential” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Tangential” are: digressive, secondary, subsidiary, incidental, marginal, minor, unimportant, lesser, inessential, immaterial, superficial, ancillary, borderline
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tangential” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| ancillary | Providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, system, etc. An ancillary pump. |
| borderline | Only just acceptable in quality or as belonging to a category. Borderline grades. |
| digressive | Characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject. Amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women s fashions among other things. |
| immaterial | (often followed by `to’) lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other. Immaterial apparitions. |
| incidental | Following or accompanying as a consequence. Incidental expenses. |
| inessential | Not basic or fundamental. Inessential information. |
| lesser | Used in names of animals and plants which are smaller than similar kinds e g lesser spotted woodpecker lesser celandine. The lesser anteater. |
| marginal | (of a parliamentary or council seat) held by a small majority and therefore at risk in an election. It seems likely to make only a marginal difference. |
| minor | Of a premise containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism. Minor back roads. |
| secondary | Having a reversible chemical reaction and therefore able to store energy. The lead acid accumulator used in cars consists of secondary cells. |
| subsidiary | (of a company) controlled by a holding or parent company. A subsidiary flue of the main chimney. |
| superficial | Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually. He had only the most superficial knowledge of foreign countries. |
| unimportant | Lacking in importance or significance. The question seems unimportant. |
| away | Out of the way especially away from one s thoughts. They walked away from the vicarage in silence. |
| daydream | Indulge in a daydream. Stop daydreaming and pay attention. |
| digress | Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking. I have digressed a little from my original plan. |
| digressive | Characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject. Amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women s fashions among other things. |
| discursive | Digressing from subject to subject. Students often write dull second hand discursive prose. |
| distract | Divert one’s attention from something unpleasant by doing something different or more pleasurable. I tried to distract myself by concentrating on Jane. |
| except | Take exception to. Five classes of advertisement are excepted from control. |
| excursive | Tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects. His excursive remarks. |
| extraction | The ethnic origin of someone’s family. The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction. |
| fancied | Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fancied wrong. |
| fanciful | Not based on fact; unreal- F.D.Roosevelt. A fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers. |
| fictitious | Not real or true; imaginary or fabricated. A fictitious address. |
| idealistic | Characterized by idealism; unrealistically aiming for perfection. Idealistic young doctors who went to work for the rebels. |
| imaginary | A number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1. A small child s imaginary friends. |
| immaterial | (often followed by `to’) lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other. Whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial or indifferent. |
| improbable | Too improbable to admit of belief. The characters have improbable names. |
| inapplicable | Not capable of being applied. Rules inapplicable to day students. |
| incommensurate | Out of keeping or proportion with. Man s influence on the earth s surface seems incommensurate with his scale. |
| indirect | (of costs) deriving from overhead charges or subsidiary work. Though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest. |
| insubstantial | Lacking strength and solidity. Vinyl siding has become the standard bearer for cheap insubstantial construction. |
| irrelevant | Not connected with or relevant to something. An irrelevant comment. |
| meandering | Following a winding course. A florid and rather meandering melody. |
| moot | A mock judicial proceeding set up to examine a hypothetical case as an academic exercise. He organized the weekly moot. |
| rambling | Spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly. Rambling roses. |
| roam | Use a mobile phone on another operator’s network, typically while abroad. The cattle roam across the prairie. |
| 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. |
| unsuitable | Not meant or adapted for a particular purpose. The movie is unsuitable for children. |
| visionary | Relating to or having the ability to see visions in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition. A visionary leader. |
| wandering | Travelling aimlessly from place to place; itinerant. The river followed its wandering course. |
| winding | The act of winding or twisting. A winding country road. |
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