Synonyms for tangential
tænˈdʒɛn ʃəltan·gen·tial

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1. digressive, tangentialadjective

   of superficial relevance if any

   "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"

   Synonyms:
   discursive, digressive, excursive, rambling

   Antonyms:
   relevant

2. tangentialadjective

   of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent

   "tangential forces"

   Synonyms:
   digressive

   Antonyms:
   relevant

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1. List of paraphrases for "tangential":

   tangent

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How to use tangential in a sentence?

1. Alfred Jarry:

   God is the tangential point between zero and infinity.

2. Agnes Callamard:

   Bin Salman was mentioned in a tangential fashion.

3. Gil Luria:

   Wall Street and the investment community [ have ] caught up with [ the fact that ] that the core business at Facebook Papers is no longer growing, it may even be in decline at some point, and therefore Facebook Papers has had to make an enormous pivot into a tangential, and really unrelated, space.

4. Cory McCartan:

   These aren't really tangential to the university's mission, they need us.