Synonyms of circumlocution

circumlocution

noun

1

as in ambiguity

deliberate evasion in speech

rather than answering the question directly, he resorted to circumlocution, which made her suspect that he was hiding something

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• shuffle
• tergiversation
• equivocation
• ambiguousness
• quibbling
• murkiness
• opacity
• nebulousness
• obscurity
• obscureness
• equivocalness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frankness
• directness
• candor
• openness
• plainness
• forthrightness
• straightforwardness
• plumpness
• openheartedness

• frankness
• directness
• candor
• openness
• plainness
• forthrightness
• straightforwardness
• plumpness
• openheartedness

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2

as in repetition

the use of too many words to express an idea

your papers have to be five pages long, but that's five pages of substance, not circumlocution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repetition
• prolixity
• periphrasis
• wordiness
• garrulity
• verbosity
• diffusion
• garrulousness
• logorrhea
• wordage
• diffuseness
• verbalism
• repetitiveness
• verboseness
• windiness
• long-windedness
• verbiage
• redundancy
• tautology
• circularity
• exaggeration
• pleonasm
• hyperbole
• repetitiousness
• reiteration
• circuitousness
• overstatement
• digressiveness
• embellishment
• embroidering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brevity
• compactness
• terseness
• conciseness
• concision
• succinctness
• crispness
• briefness
• pithiness

• brevity
• compactness
• terseness
• conciseness
• concision
• succinctness
• crispness
• briefness
• pithiness

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