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get off the point

VERB

digress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

meander

STRONG

aberrate depart divagate drift ramble roam swerve veer wander

WEAK

be diffuse beat about the bush circumlocute excurse get off the subject get sidetracked go by way of go off on a tangent long way turn aside wander away

Antonyms

STRONG

go direct stay

WEAK

be direct

Example Sentences

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I never get off the point, Mr. Stillford.

From Helena's Path by Hope, Anthony