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Divagation

A wandering about or going astray; digression.

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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Message 76% connected

Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

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Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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Turning 76% connected

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Divert 74% connected

To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its u…

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Divert 74% connected

To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its u…

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Synonym 8

Aside 92% connected

On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Deflection 92% connected

The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Deflexion 92% connected

See Deflection.

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Deviation 92% connected

The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Digression 92% connected

The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject.

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Diversion 92% connected

The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business.

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Excursus 92% connected

A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.

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Parenthesis 92% connected

A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without…

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