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

“When I started a Twitter account, I had to put in parentheses, ‘Not Charlie Sheen,’ ” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“I like the nuanced language in the red parentheses ... they are suggestive without being defensive,” wrote Wong regarding one draft that described Sebastian’s health issues as “persistent” rather than “significant.”

From Los Angeles Times

Some of his models were Senegalese men and women whose names appear in parentheses in the titles of the pieces.

From New York Times

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore, with Wednesday through Sunday in parentheses.

From Seattle Times