Word meaning
tangential
adjective · tan-JEN-shul
What does tangential mean?
Tangential means diverging from a previous course; only slightly relevant.
Tangential in a sentence
“His story took a tangential detour into his college years.”
Synonyms for tangential
- peripheral
- incidental
- irrelevant
How to remember tangential
- Say it out loud a few times: tan-JEN-shul.
- Write one sentence of your own using tangential, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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