Circumlocution Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Circumlocution

ambage
Roundabout, indirect ways of talking or doing things
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periphrasis
The use of circumlocution.
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euphemism
A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:
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verbal evasion
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periphrase
(Rhetoric) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
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roundabout
(Chiefly UK, New Zealand and Australia) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
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verbality
Proficiency or fluency in the use of words.
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verbiage
(US) The manner in which something is expressed in words;
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winding
The action or effect of a person or thing that winds
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indirect expression
an indirect way of expressing something
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redundancy
(Chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand) The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.
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Antonyms for Circumlocution

conciseness
The property of being concise, succinctness.
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directness
The state or quality of being direct.
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straightforwardness
The state or quality of being straightforward.
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terseness
The characteristic of being terse.
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Words Related to Circumlocution

wordiness
The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words in a sentence.
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pedantry
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Circumlocution Sentence Examples

  • His prose writings gained great reputation in their own day, and long afterwards, but are disfigured by apparent straining after effect, and by frequent puerility and circumlocution.

  • Swift inoculated the Scriblerus Club with his own hatred of pedantry, cant and circumlocution.

  • The style is wearisome and prolix, attaining to precision at the expense of circumlocution, and setting forth the smallest particulars with the same distinctness as the main features of the narrative.

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