Synonyms for aside

Most common

digression · excursus · side note · sidebar

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Adverb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.

2. adv. 1

   To or on one side so as to be out of the way.

   Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.

Related words

Phrases

set-aside cast aside turn aside put aside lay aside aside from push aside brush aside

Forms

Plural

asides → digressions, parentheses, excursuses, divagations…

Example sentences

• digression The digression is escalating more and more.
• sidebar If you need more room on the screen, you can hide the sidebar.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters

by¹

4 letters

away²

5 letters

apart²

7 letters

sidebar²

8 letters

excursus

9 letters

laterally⁴

10 letters

digression³, divagation

11 letters

parenthesis⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (away² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

aparté