Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

digressive

[dih-gres-iv, dahy-] / dɪˈgrɛs ɪv, daɪ- /
ADJECTIVE
tending to depart from point
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Wildly digressive, buzzing with literary allusions and telling its story as a 20th-century Shakespearean tragedy, the book has some of the mad, restless energy of Sellers himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

But while the bloody rites of the original Euripides are at the heart of the tale, this version is so relentlessly digressive and irreverent that it plays more like parody than tragedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Reporting on this impact is far more helpful than digressive debates over the exact meaning of the word "fascist."

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2025

For fans in the audience, it’s efficient one-stop shopping for what’s happening on today’s Top 40, including SZA’s wonderfully digressive R&B, Benson Boone’s earnest nice-guy balladry, Tate McRae’s neo-Britney dance-pop and Shaboozey’s post-hip-hop country music.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024

And then she launched into a digressive and rather vague prospectus of its activities and profits.

From Stubble by Looms, George




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "digressive" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com