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beating around the bush

NOUN
circumlocution
Synonyms
STRONG
diffuseness discursiveness euphemism indirectness periphrasis pleonasm prolixity roundabout tautology verbiage wordiness
WEAK
circumambages gassiness periphrase verbal evasion verbality
Antonyms
STRONG
conciseness
WEAK
directness straightforwardness terseness

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