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periphrase

noun as in circumlocution

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diffuseness
discursiveness
euphemism
indirectness
periphrasis
pleonasm
prolixity
roundabout
tautology
verbiage
wordiness

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beating around the bush
circumambages
gassiness
verbal evasion
verbality

noun as in verbiage

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circumlocution
expansiveness
floridity
long-windedness
loquacity
periphrasis
pleonasm
prolixity
redundancy
tautology
verbosity

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The words inclined to think seems a periphrase for secret infidelity.

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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to periphrase, such as: diffuseness, discursiveness, euphemism, indirectness, periphrasis, and pleonasm.

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