digressed

verb

past tense of digress
as in wandered
to speak or write about something that is different from the main subject being discussed He digressed so often that it was hard to follow what he was saying. If I can digress for a moment, I'd like to briefly mention her earlier films.

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Recent Examples of digressed At an April news briefing on the Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth digressed from taking a dig at Iranian leadership to take a dig at American news media. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digressed
  1. wandered
  2. deviated
  3. strayed
Verb
  • The Denver encounter also came just days after a mother bear and cub wandered into the city's Harvey Park neighborhood.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Sant Ambroeus Aspen A bear recently wandered into a restaurant in Aspen, while another was spotted on Colorado State University's campus during move-in week.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of wandered
Verb
  • City officials previously said that the Boveys deviated substantially from the initial plans.
    — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Costa Concordia allegedly deviated from its planned route around the Mediterranean Sea to do this.
    — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of deviated
Verb
  • There is now a new column in Ukrainian politics that is young, has experience of power and reform, and seeks to constantly remind Ukraine that its president has strayed outside of his original electoral mandate.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Shoes are way too clunky and be-socked feet on a bus are just asking to encounter a plug that’s strayed from a bunk while going round a corner.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of strayed

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“Digressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digressed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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