wandering · detour · distracted · meandering · beside the point · stray · drift · unrelated · astray · veering · divergent · random · scattered · lost · non sequitur · interruption · deviation · squirrel
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Related — tangent (Line touching curve once); digression (Veering off topic); sidetrack (Divert from purpose); rambling · irrelevant · wandering · detour · distracted · meandering · beside the point · stray · drift · unrelated
relevance to topicoff the subject ≠ on topic Related to subject discussed; relevant · to the point · pertinent · germane · on point
FOCUS AND ATTENTIONoff the subject ≠ focused Directing attention narrowly; concentrated · centered · zeroed in · on track · attentive
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/off_the_subject