What is another word for circumlocutory?
148 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ sˈɜːkəmlˌɒkjuːtəɹˌi], [ sˈɜːkəmlˌɒkjuːtəɹˌi], [ s_ˈɜː_k_ə_m_l_ˌɒ_k_j_uː_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]Table of Contents
Similar words for circumlocutory:- diffuse (adjective)
- indirect (adjective)
- oblique (adjective)
- roundabout (adjective)
- verbose (adjective)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Circumlocutory:
adj.
•diffuse (adjective)- meandering,
- loose,
- long-winded,
- waffling,
- copious,
- prolix,
- lavish,
- windy,
- profuse,
- dull,
- long,
- digressive,
- lengthy,
- random,
- redundant,
- discursive,
- rambling,
- exuberant,
- vague.
- crooked,
- vagrant,
- complicated,
- circuitous,
- serpentine,
- sneaking,
- sinister,
- duplicitous,
- circular,
- tortuous,
- winding,
- secondary,
- ancillary,
- twisting,
- eventual,
- devious,
- obscure,
- sinuous,
- subsidiary,
- wandering,
- incidental,
- ambiguous,
- zigzag,
- contingent,
- underhand,
- out-of-the-way,
- implied,
- collateral,
- sneaky,
- long-drawn-out,
- erratic.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- hedging,
- equivocal,
- loquacious,
- artful,
- vermiculate,
- disconnected,
- frothy,
- confused,
- suspicious,
- questionable,
- repetitious,
- mazy,
- circumlocutionary,
- oily,
- disjointed,
- unctuous,
- slick,
- euphemistic,
- jumbled,
- anfractuous,
- Longsome,
- hypocritical,
- Prosing,
- incoherent,
- ambivalent,
- reticent,
- wishy-washy,
- sigmoid,
- diffuse,
- unorganized,
- disorganized,
- tautologic,
- Equivocating,
- mincing,
- inarticulate,
- evasive,
- endless,
- flexuous,
- flatulent,
- Amphibolic,
- mealymouthed,
- wordy,
- protracted,
- excursive,
- Largiloquent,
- logorrheic,
- illogical,
- twisty,
- Circumambient,
- Tautologous,
- reluctant,
- mealy-mouthed,
- Longspun,
- Amphibolous,
- muddled,
- hesitant,
- pleonastic,
- turning,
- Circumlocutional,
- aimless,
- scrambled,
- roving,
- over-long,
- interminable,
- whorled,
- round-about,
- labyrinthine,
- Involuted,
- snaky,
- maundering,
- misleading,
- twisted,
- Torsional,
- unsettled,
- unintelligible,
- deceitful,
- shifty.
Antonyms for Circumlocutory:
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adj.
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diffuse
compact, short, abridged, compressed, succinct, abbreviated, brief, concentrated, restricted, limited, clear, confined.
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indirect
direct, straight, straightforward.
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oblique
forthright.
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roundabout
honest.
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verbose
concise.
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Other antonyms:
aphoristic, brusque, abrupt, crisp, sententious, blunt, terse, laconic, epigrammatic, condensed, shortened, compendious, summary, curt, pithy, snippy.
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diffuse