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long-windedness

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Synonyms & Antonyms of long-windedness

the use of too many words to express an idea

that professor's long-windedness has long been legendary on campus

Synonyms for long-windedness

circumlocution,
diffuseness,
diffusion,
garrulity,
garrulousness,
logorrhea,
periphrasis,
prolixity,
redundancy,
verbalism,
verbiage,
verboseness,
verbosity,
windiness,
wordage,
wordiness

Words Related to long-windedness

circuitousness,
circularity,
digressiveness

pleonasm,
tautology

reiteration,
repetition,
repetitiousness,
repetitiveness

embellishment,
embroidering,
exaggeration,
hyperbole,
overstatement

Near Antonyms for long-windedness

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

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Thesaurus Entries Near long-windedness

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“Long-windedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-windedness. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.

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