1. aside

a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

2. aside, digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis

a message that departs from the main subject

• digression
• divagation
• excursus
• parenthesis

3. aside

on or to one side

Example Sentences:
'step aside'
'stood aside to let him pass'
'threw the book aside'
'put her sewing aside when he entered'

4. aside, away

out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)

Example Sentences:
'brush the objections aside'
'pushed all doubts away'

• away

5. apart, aside

not taken into account or excluded from consideration

Example Sentences:
'these problems apart, the country is doing well'
'all joking aside, I think you're crazy'

• apart

6. aside, away

in a different direction

Example Sentences:
'turn aside'
'turn away one's face'
'glanced away'

• away

7. apart, aside

placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

Example Sentences:
'had a feeling of being set apart'
'quality sets it apart'
'a day set aside for relaxing'

• apart

8. aside, away, by

in reserve; not for immediate use

Example Sentences:
'started setting aside money to buy a car'
'put something by for her old age'
'has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day'

• away
• by