NON SEQUITURS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

non sequiturs

noun

plural of non sequitur

as in remarks

a statement that is not connected in a logical or clear way to anything said before it We were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some non sequitur about her dog.

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Recent Examples of non sequiturs The show’s official description, par for the course for Li, is less of an indication of the show’s content than a series of non sequiturs. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 There will be no B-movie monsters wearing terrible prosthetics, no scripts full of non sequiturs, no glitchy graphics. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The non sequiturs, or seeming non sequiturs (like Carol moonlighting as a baseball umpire despite having little knowledge of baseball) abound. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026 Brown kept getting sidetracked with tangents and non sequiturs, on topics both momentous and random. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 These sequences can be beguilingly attractive, but their inclusions are complete non sequiturs — blink-and-you’ll-miss-it digressions toward a more engaging film. — Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Pepsi is planning cost reductions to cut down on redundancies and discretionary spending to pay for investments in innovation and marketing, Laguarta said in prepared remarks.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Prior to the remarks surrounding an acting hiatus, Krumholtz was most recently seen playing Zor-El, the biological father of Supergirl, in DC Studios’ film of the same name.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of remarks

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Ellison’s projection, which came a few hours after the close of the Skydance merger, seemed to point in a different strategic direction than recent comments by Casey Bloys, head of HBO and HBO Max content.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Megyn Kelly just made some incendiary comments about Olivia Rodrigo after the singer vocalized support for Jane Doe in the Cornell gang rape lawsuit.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of comments

Noun

Here, buyers can provide brands with valuable qualitative feedback on performance, highlighting uplift in particular categories.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
The district said Thursday that community engagement sessions will be held to gather feedback on the qualities residents want in the next superintendent.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of feedback

Noun

Those observations can support monitoring across industries with significant emissions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Handwritten texts are often interwoven into visual compositions, further embedding her emotions, thoughts, and personal observations directly into the fabric.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of observations

Noun

Commonly used to carry messages, pigeons became less useful to people after World War II as radio, telephone and other electronic communications became reliable.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Residents say Ethiopian federal forces retook Mekelle’s airport from Tigrayan fighters, but communications blackouts and fear of reprisals have left unclear who controls Tigray’s capital city.

— Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of communications

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