parentheses

NOUN

digression

Synonyms

STRONG

apostrophe aside deflection departure detour deviation difference divagation divergence divergency diversion drifting episode excursion excursus footnote incident irrelevancy note tangent variation wandering

WEAK

discursion obiter dictum rambling

Antonyms

STRONG

accord agreement conformity sameness similarity uniformity

Example Sentences

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It’s followed by parentheses that hold plain descriptions — red chapel relief; oil can; or, folding table and chairs, dark brown.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike periods and commas, em dashes aren’t integral to sentence structure; they’re a considered choice that can, but by no means have to, take the place of commas, parentheses and semicolons.

From Salon

It was an ad for a Holocaust tour that touted in parentheses “with lunch.”

From Los Angeles Times

Finnie: You said that when you were younger growing up, that you saw a record and you saw the name in parentheses.

From Los Angeles Times

Figures in parentheses reflect the number of times a book was checked out.

From Seattle Times