periphrastic

adjective

Definition of periphrasticnext
as in pleonastic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periphrastic
  1. prolix
  2. communicative
  3. wordy
  4. verbose
  5. diffuse
  6. circuitous
  7. talkative
  8. loquacious
Adjective
  • Even the blandest overtures can whip him into a frantic, pornographic, prolix ecstasy.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The album is a concise, 10-song set, a deliberate contrast to prolix streaming-era albums like the ones released lately by Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Definition of prolix
Adjective
  • Through the administration’s embrace (and extensive personal leveraging) of crypto’s potential, crypto and retail speculation are increasingly being woven into the fabric of communicative and cultural spaces.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The arrival ceremony suggested that others understood the communicative potential of clothes at such an event, too.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of communicative
Adjective
  • Afterward, Ashe quipped about taking on Parton’s famously wordy lyrics in front of the room.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • And finally, if person A utters a needlessly wordy or detailed expression that is technically synonymous with a single term, person B may take A to implicate that the term does not apply to the person or event under discussion.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of wordy
Adjective
  • Asgari highlights these minor skirmishes through life itself (whether at its most verbose, or in complete silence) via minor aesthetic transformations which play in major keys, and prove deeply moving.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The playbook was far more verbose when Harvey arrived in Denver as a second-round pick.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of verbose
Adjective
  • Treatment options for diffuse hemispheric glioma are few; brain cancers in general are often excluded from clinical trials.
    — Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The connections Simon makes are diffuse, and the details of them are typically hazy, seemingly by design.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of diffuse
Adjective
  • Dave Aranda - Baylor (Aaron Doster/Imagn Images) Dave Aranda's path at Baylor has been a circuitous one, to say the least.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Other refuse made circuitous routes via Pakistan and Dubai, or else the Baltics and Central Asia, eventually landing in Hazara’s new home, Berlin.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of circuitous
Adjective
  • There’s no excuse for wheeling in some talkative NPC just to explain why the townsfolk are acting skittish.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Than Constantly Direct Parents may naturally focus on how energetic, friendly, or talkative a teacher appears.
    — Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of talkative
Adjective
  • An equally loquacious memoir by his son, Prince Harry, was published in 2022, creating headlines around the world and leading to a fall-out with his family.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That could be a sign that respondents support the less loquacious communication from Warsh.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of loquacious
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“Periphrastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periphrastic. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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