Synonyms of verbiage

verbiage

noun

ˈvər-bē-ij 

1

as in repetition

the use of too many words to express an idea

teachers loathe the verbiage that students resort to in order to pad a paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in rhetoric

language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere

the pretentious verbiage that one finds in the reviews of self-important art critics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• fustian
• bombast
• grandiloquence
• wind
• oratory
• nonsense
• hot air
• claptrap
• gas
• jazz
• gibberish
• hogwash
• drivel
• wordiness
• verbosity
• grandiosity
• pretension
• loftiness
• pomposity
• jabberwocky
• humbug
• pretentiousness
• moonshine
• floweriness
• garrulity
• garrulousness
• verboseness
• affectedness
• windiness

3

as in language

the way in which something is put into words

as per the standard verbiage of military reports, the assault was launched at "0700 hours"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• language
• diction
• wording
• formulation
• phraseology
• phrasing
• phrase
• expression
• voice
• speech
• style
• locution
• utterance
• enunciation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of verbiage

Beneath the dry legal verbiage, the timeline described in the 28-page complaint reads almost like the libretto of a five-act opera. — Mary Carole McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

The opposing locker room remains the same size, but with World Cup verbiage on the wall. — Pete Grathoff june 8, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026

All this negative verbiage stems from disagreements over contracts with Deerfield Beach and Pompano Beach and what the sheriff agreed to do. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026

Or the verbiage might imply the company has clinical evidence proving its application works, even though the app has never been tested independently. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2026

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