wordage

noun

ˈwər-dij How to pronounce wordage (audio)
Definition of wordagenext
as in repetition
the use of too many words to express an idea somewhere, lost within all that wordage, is a modestly worthwhile idea

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Recent Examples of wordage On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts. — Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023 Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023 The music, as Spiegelman notes, has to be tuned into, tracked among the acrobatics of wordage, the high-wire leaps of thought. — Carol Muske-Dukes, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023 Messages varied in terms of wordage, but most signs offered support with unique personal twists. — Briar Napier, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordage
  1. repetition
  2. verbosity
  3. repetitiveness
  4. logorrhea
  5. diffusion
  6. verbiage
  7. garrulity
  8. circumlocution
Noun
  • The countless repetitions give you the most beautiful art form where swans glide, fairies dance and every year a giant nutcracker appears.
    — Chrissie Leong, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Standards call for consistency, repetition and competitive stamina when the thrill of the anticipation fades.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of repetition
Noun
  • His verbosity has become a point of contention.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Clarity In the AI era, verbosity is free and clarity is expensive.
    — Ankur Shah, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of verbosity
Noun
  • The repetitiveness of the plot is not helped by the many montages writer-director Yandy Laurens uses as shortcuts, instead of writing scenes that show how the central relationship is developing.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of repetitiveness
Noun
  • Just as the limitless space of web text tempts writers to indulge their logorrhea, the blinking, ever-transmuting, cartoonish interface of web browsers prevents would-be readers from paying attention to anything for longer than about 7 seconds.
    — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Definition of logorrhea
Noun
  • The Structural Necessity of Open Distribution The competitive standing of large language models is secondary to a broader structural condition governing the diffusion of general-purpose technologies.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Open models strengthen safety and cybersecurity, accelerate innovation and diffusion, and enable sovereignty.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of diffusion
Noun
  • Hernandez doesn’t have any fluff to his game, to his verbiage, or in his quest to someday stand as a world champion.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • But his offense places mental pressure on quarterbacks, from its extensive pre-snap verbiage to its route construction.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of verbiage
Noun
  • Flatulent describes inflated, pretentious writing; garrulity describes excessive talkativeness.
    — Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 31 Oct. 2020
Definition of garrulity
Noun
  • But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Here, instead, she’s swayed by a dead Diana softly squeezing her hand and kindly hinting — the dead Diana is an ace at tactful circumlocution — that now is the time to show a mourning nation some emotion.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
Definition of circumlocution

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“Wordage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordage. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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