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

A look at the qualifying fields, broken down by site and with world ranking in parentheses:

From Washington Times

The final Associated Press Washington state football poll as voted upon by a panel of sports media from across the state with first-place votes in parentheses, first-place votes and points from voting.

From Seattle Times

The Associated Press state football poll for Washington as voted upon by a panel of sports media from across state with first-place votes in parentheses, season record and points from the poll.

From Seattle Times

They are untitled, but No. 14, in parentheses, tells us it is the site of “John Brown’s Tannery.”

From Los Angeles Times