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Synonyms for "digressive" in English

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  1. digressive:
  2. digress:

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Detailed Synonyms for digressive in English

digressive:

digressive adj

  1. digressive
    – (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects 1
    rambling; excursive; digressive; discursive
    – (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects 1
    • rambling adj
      • a rambling discursive book1
      • a rambling speech about this and that1
    • excursive adj
      • his excursive remarks1
    • digressive adj
      • amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things1
    • discursive adj
      • a rambling discursive book1
  2. digressive
    – of superficial relevance if any 1
    tangential; digressive
    – of superficial relevance if any 1

Alternate Synonyms for "digressive":


Related Definitions for "digressive":

  1. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects1
    • amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things1
  2. of superficial relevance if any1
    • a digressive allusion to the day of the week1

digress:

to digress verbe (digresss, digressed, digressing)

  1. to digress
    to digress; to stray off
    • digress verbe (digresss, digressed, digressing)
    • stray off verbe (strays off, strayed off, straying off)
  2. to digress
    – lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking 1
    to wander; stray; to digress; divagate
    – lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking 1
    • wander verbe (wanders, wandered, wandering)
      • her mind wanders1
    • stray verbe
    • digress verbe (digresss, digressed, digressing)
      • She always digresses when telling a story1
      • Don't digress when you give a lecture1
    • divagate verbe
  3. to digress
    – wander from a direct or straight course 1
    to depart; to digress; to sidetrack; straggle
    – wander from a direct or straight course 1
    • depart verbe (departs, departed, departing)
    • digress verbe (digresss, digressed, digressing)
    • sidetrack verbe (sidetracks, sidetracked, sidetracking)
    • straggle verbe

Conjugations for digress:

present
  1. digress
  2. digress
  3. digresss
  4. digress
  5. digress
  6. digress
simple past
  1. digressed
  2. digressed
  3. digressed
  4. digressed
  5. digressed
  6. digressed
present perfect
  1. have digressed
  2. have digressed
  3. has digressed
  4. have digressed
  5. have digressed
  6. have digressed
past continuous
  1. was digressing
  2. were digressing
  3. was digressing
  4. were digressing
  5. were digressing
  6. were digressing
future
  1. shall digress
  2. will digress
  3. will digress
  4. shall digress
  5. will digress
  6. will digress
continuous present
  1. am digressing
  2. are digressing
  3. is digressing
  4. are digressing
  5. are digressing
  6. are digressing
subjunctive
  1. be digressed
  2. be digressed
  3. be digressed
  4. be digressed
  5. be digressed
  6. be digressed
diverse
  1. digress!
  2. let's digress!
  5. digressed
  6. digressing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "digress":

  • digressing, digressive

Alternate Synonyms for "digress":


Related Definitions for "digress":

  1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking1
    • She always digresses when telling a story1
    • Don't digress when you give a lecture1
  2. wander from a direct or straight course1







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