Euphemism synonyms
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A euphemistic word or phrase
metaphorical speech
Obscure or ambiguous language, esp. if meant to deceive
softened expression
polite term
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mock modesty
overdelicacy of speech
A devious act or statement:
affected refinement
genteelism
A nicer word used instead of a vulgar or distasteful word
The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
verbal extenuation
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word in good taste
(Countable) Something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
An equivocal word or expression.
(Now rare) Deviation from what is right or correct; transgression, perversion.
(Pejorative) A word used to qualify a statement so as to make it potentially misleading.
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(Chiefly Brit.) Wordy, vague, or indecisive talk or writing
clear (related)
(Carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
dysphemism (antonym)
A word or phrase so substituted (Ex.: stiff for corpse)
technical-term (related)
synonym (related)
neologism (related)
nice-Nellyism
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The use of equivocal language.
Find another word for euphemism. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for euphemism, like: code word, metaphorical speech, prudishness, doublespeak, softened expression, polite term, substitution, mock modesty, overdelicacy of speech, indirection and affected refinement.