What is another word for periphrasis?
80 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pəɹˈɪfɹɐsˌiz], [ pəɹˈɪfɹɐsˌiz], [ p_ə_ɹ_ˈɪ_f_ɹ_ɐ_s_ˌi_z]Table of Contents
Similar words for periphrasis:- circumlocution (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- redundancy (noun)
- verbiage (noun)
- wordiness (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Periphrasis:
n.
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- skirt,
- hedge,
- evade,
- mince (your) words,
- parry,
- obliqueness,
- get at,
- imply,
- convey,
- intimate.
- long-windedness,
- circumlocution,
- over-abundance,
- Periphrase,
- supererogation,
- gassiness,
- verbiage,
- Floridity,
- verboseness,
- beating around the bush,
- circumambages,
- Periphrases,
- verbal evasion,
- tautology,
- tautologies,
- Verbality,
- expansiveness,
- roundabouts,
- verbosity,
- copiosity,
- indirectness,
- discursiveness.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words (noun):- figure of speech,
- metaphor,
- malapropism,
- garrulousness,
- garrulity,
- tediousness,
- surplusage,
- indirect expression,
- exuberance,
- ambage,
- description,
- windiness,
- redundancy,
- logorrhea,
- indirection,
- Verbalism,
- Perissology,
- diffusion,
- simile,
- richness,
- expletive,
- episode,
- Ambages,
- speech,
- redundance,
- Battology,
- wordage.
Antonyms for Periphrasis:
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n.
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circumlocution
directness, straightforwardness, terseness, conciseness.
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redundancy
lack.
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Other antonyms:
condensation, pithiness, shortness, compression, plainness.
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circumlocution