Circumlocution synonyms

sûr'kəm-lō-kyo͝o'shən

The use of circumlocution.

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A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:

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conciseness (antonym)

The property of being concise, succinctness.

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ambage

Roundabout, indirect ways of talking or doing things

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verbal evasion

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wordiness (related)

The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words in a sentence.

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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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(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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(US) The manner in which something is expressed in words;

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The action or effect of a person or thing that winds

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directness (antonym)

The state or quality of being direct.

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straightforwardness (antonym)

The state or quality of being straightforward.

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terseness (antonym)

The characteristic of being terse.

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indirect expression

an indirect way of expressing something

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phraseology (related)

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pedantry (related)

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colloquialism (related)

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(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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Find another word for circumlocution. In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for circumlocution, like: periphrasis, euphemism, conciseness, ambage, verbal evasion, rambling, wordiness, periphrase, roundabout, verbality and verbiage.