Synonyms for by the bye

Grammar : Adv

Spell : bahy

Phonetic Transcription : baɪ

Top 10 synonyms for by the bye

casually
remotely
accidentally
apart from
as a by-product
as side effect
as to
aside
by the bye
by the way

Other synonyms for the word by the bye

fortuitously
in as much as
in passing
in related manner
incidentally
not by design
obiter
on the part of
parenthetically
relating to
speaking of
subordinately
unexpectedly
while on the subject
with reference to

Définition of by the bye

Origin : in sporting use, a variant of by (prep). Originally in cricket, "a run scored on a ball that is missed by the wicket-keeper" (1746); later, in other sports, "position of one who is left without a competitor when the rest have drawn pairs" (1883), originally in lawn-tennis.

As in incidentally : adv by chance
As in by the way : adv in connection with

Antonyms for by the bye

purposely

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