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tautology

[taw-tol-uh-jee] / tɔˈtɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
circumlocution
Synonyms
STRONG
diffuseness discursiveness euphemism indirectness periphrasis pleonasm prolixity roundabout verbiage wordiness
WEAK
beating around the bush circumambages gassiness periphrase verbal evasion verbality
Antonyms
STRONG
conciseness
WEAK
directness straightforwardness terseness
NOUN
pleonasm
Synonyms
STRONG
circumlocution copiousness diffuseness diffusion garrulity logorrhea long-windedness loquaciousness loquacity prolixity redundance redundancy repetition rhetoric verbiage verboseness verbosity windiness
WEAK
wordage
Antonyms
STRONG
conciseness
NOUN
prolixity
Synonyms
STRONG
circumlocution copiousness diffuseness diffusion garrulity logorrhea long-windedness loquaciousness loquacity pleonasm redundance redundancy repetition rhetoric verbiage verboseness verbosity windiness
WEAK
wordage
Antonyms
STRONG
conciseness
NOUN
redundancy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attrition
STRONG
circumlocution overabundance periphrasis pleonasm profusion prolixity superabundance supererogation superfluity verbiage verboseness verbosity
WEAK
copiosity macrology
Antonyms
STRONG
conciseness lack
NOUN
redundancy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
repetition
STRONG
excess overabundance prolixity superfluity wordiness
Antonyms
STRONG
lack need want
NOUN
repetition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
litany recurrence reiteration repeat rhythm
STRONG
alliteration chant chorus copy echo encore iteration paraphrase periodicity perseveration practice reappearance recapitulation recital redundancy rehearsal relation renewal repetitiousness replication report reproduction restatement return rote
WEAK
broken record ingemination iteracy iterance reoccurrence staccato
Antonyms
STRONG
original
WEAK
instance
NOUN
verbiage
Synonyms
STRONG
circumlocution expansiveness floridity long-windedness loquacity periphrasis pleonasm prolixity redundancy verbosity
WEAK
periphrase
Antonyms
WEAK
conciseness
NOUN
verboseness
Synonyms
STRONG
circumlocution copiousness diffuseness diffusion garrulity logorrhea long-windedness loquaciousness loquacity pleonasm prolixity redundance redundancy repetition rhetoric verbiage verbosity windiness
WEAK
wordage
Antonyms
STRONG
conciseness
NOUN
wordiness
Synonyms
STRONG
circumlocution diffuseness diffusion fecundity garrulity logorrhea loquaciousness loquacity officialese periphrasis pleonasm prolixity redundancy verbiage verbosity
WEAK
catalogic macrology verbality verbigeration verbomania
Antonyms
STRONG
conciseness
WEAK
directness straightforwardness terseness
NOUN
wordiness
Synonyms
STRONG
circumlocution copiousness diffuseness diffusion garrulity logorrhea long-windedness loquaciousness loquacity pleonasm prolixity redundance redundancy repetition rhetoric verbiage verboseness windiness
Antonyms
STRONG
conciseness
WEAK
directness straightforwardness terseness

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