Digression
Digression noun - A departure from the subject under consideration.
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Synonyms for Digression
Variation is a synonym for digression in change topic. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Digression", when it comes to topics like deviation.
Variation
Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).
Digression is a synonym for variation in change topic. You can use "Digression" instead a noun "Variation", if it concerns topics such as difference.
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Related pairs
- change and digression
- change and variation
- bend and digression
- bend and variation
- turn and digression
- turn and variation
- variety and digression
- variety and variation
- divergence and digression
- divergence and variation
- variance and digression
- variance and variation
- difference and digression
- difference and variation
How words are described
| amusing | amusing digression | amusing variation |
| weird | weird digression | weird variation |
| occasional | occasional digression | occasional variation |
Both words in one sentence
- A variation appears in many Shadowrun sourcebooks, where a running discussion of the main text, in electronic discussion forum format and complete with the occasional off-topic digression, will appear in the margins or along the bottoms of a book's pages.
Source: Encyclopedia Exposita
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