tangential

/tændʒˈɛnʃəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of superficial relevance if any
   “a digressive allusion to the day of the week”
2. of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
   “tangential forces”

Synonyms for tangential

• digressive
• irrelevant

Words that rhyme with tangential

• essential
• differential
• inferential
• confidential
• potential
• existential
• providential
• torrential
• experiential
• exponential
• nonessential
• presidential
• residential
• consequential
• credential
• influential
• jurisprudential
• nonresidential
• preferential
• prudential
• quintessential
• reverential
• sequential
• henschel