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Aside

/əˈsaɪd/

An incidental remark made quietly so as to be heard by the person to whom it is said and not by any others in the vicinity.

📖 Definitions of "Aside"

noun

1
An incidental remark made quietly so as to be heard by the person to whom it is said and not by any others in the vicinity.
2
A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
3
A minor related mention, an afterthought.

adverb

1
To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
"Move aside, please, so that these people can come through."

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
digressionnoun	An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
apart	Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
divagationnoun	Straying off from a course or way.
bynoun	Along a path which runs past someone or something.
awayverb	From a place, hence.
parenthesisnoun	A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
excursusnoun	A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
away	From a place, hence.
apart	Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
digressionnoun	An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
divagationnoun	Straying off from a course or way.
excursusnoun	A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.
by	Along a path which runs past someone or something.
parenthesisnoun	A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
off	In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
out	Away from the inside or centre.
aloof	Without sympathy; unfavorably.
outsidenoun	The space beyond some limit or boundary.
separateverb	(transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
separately	In a separate manner; not together; apart.
beyond	Farther along or away.
cancelled	No longer planned or scheduled.
canceled	US standard spelling of cancelled. [No longer planned or scheduled.]
reservenoun	(transitive, ditransitive) To book in advance; to make a reservation for.
annulmentnoun	(law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
behind	At or in the rear or back part of something.
exceptverb	(transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.