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tautology

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tautology

a statement in which you repeat a word, idea, etc., in a way that is not necessary

"A beginner who has just started" is a tautology.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of tautology

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

circuitousness, circularity, digressiveness

reiteration, repetition, repetitiousness, repetitiveness

embellishment, embroidering, exaggeration, hyperbole, overstatement

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of tautology

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

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