digressional

adjective

Definition of digressionalnext
as in rambling
passing from one topic to another the freely digressional routines that many stand-up comedians employ

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for digressional
  1. rambling
  2. wandering
  3. indirect
Adjective
  • His statement came a day after the release of the Netflix series, which takes viewers back to the morning after Christmas 28 years ago, when JonBenét’s mother called 911 to report finding a rambling ransom note and her daughter missing.
    Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
  • There is more than 178 feet of beach and ocean frontage, which can be accessed via a rambling wooden staircase.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of rambling
Adjective
  • The wandering nerve was apparent to the first anatomists, notably Galen, the Greek polymath who lived until around the year 216.
    R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The film is narrated in the languages of the cultures the characters move through, as Burmese gives way to Thai, to Vietnamese, and beyond — a wandering, collective dream.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of wandering
Adjective
  • However, there are some indirect consequences for DeFi users such as exposing personally identifiable information (PII) to platforms and receiving incomplete tax forms.
    Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Singapore faces an indirect threat Singapore, Southeast Asia’s business hub, has a trade deficit with the U.S.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of indirect
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Thesaurus Entries Near digressional

digression

digressional

digressionary

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“Digressional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digressional. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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