Brief digression

Synonyms for "brief digression" (10 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Adjective(2 words)

aside concise

Strong matches (3)

Adjective(3 words)

digressionparenthetical remarkpithy

Related words (5)

Adjective(5 words)

short succinct temporary terse transient

Related word relations

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More general

4 entries

discourse elementlanguage styletime durationtopic deviation

More specific

14 entries

anecdotal remarkanecdotebrief asidebrief pausecase exampleconcise noteconcise paragraphconcise sentencehumorous asidepersonal anecdoteshort interruptionshort intervalshort momentshort tangent

Collocations

11 entries

anecdote asidebrief explanationbrief introductionbrief momentbrief pausebrief summarydigressionhumorous asideparenthetical remarkshort aside

Inflections

6 entries

brief digressionsbriefed briefer briefest briefing briefs

Derivations

11 entries

brevity brief briefed briefer briefest briefing briefly briefness digress digression digressive

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