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periphrase

NOUN
circumlocution
Synonyms
STRONG
diffuseness discursiveness euphemism indirectness periphrasis pleonasm prolixity roundabout tautology verbiage wordiness
WEAK
beating around the bush circumambages gassiness verbal evasion verbality
Antonyms
STRONG
conciseness
WEAK
directness straightforwardness terseness
NOUN
verbiage
Synonyms
STRONG
circumlocution expansiveness floridity long-windedness loquacity periphrasis pleonasm prolixity redundancy tautology verbosity
Antonyms
WEAK
conciseness

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