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turn of phrase

NOUN
expression
Synonyms
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definition explanation interpretation language phrase remark speech statement style term voice word
STRONG
announcement argument articulation assertion asseveration commentary communication declaration delivery diction elucidation emphasis enunciation execution exposition formulation idiom intonation issue locution mention narration phraseology phrasing pronouncement rendition speaking utterance vent voicing writ
WEAK
choice of words set phrase
Antonyms
STRONGEST
question silence
STRONG
concealment denial quiet suppression
NOUN
figure of speech
Synonyms
WEAK
adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue analogy anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis apostrophe asyndeton bathos comparison conceit device echoism ellipsis euphemism euphuism exaggeration expression flourish flower hyperbole image imagery irony litotes malapropism manner of speaking metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia ornament oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric sarcasm satire simile stylistic device synecdoche trope tropology understatement way of speaking
NOUN
phrasing
Synonyms
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diction phrase terminology
STRONG
language locution manner mode parlance phraseology style verbalism words
WEAK
choice of words wordage
NOUN
style
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expression
STRONG
diction phraseology phrasing treatment vein wording
WEAK
mode of expression
Antonyms
WEAK
unstylishness
NOUN
terminology
Synonyms
STRONGEST
jargon language lingo phrasing vocabulary
STRONG
diction locution nomenclature onomastics phraseology words
WEAK
choice of words wordage
Antonyms
STRONGEST
standard
NOUN
verbalism
Synonyms
STRONG
diction language locution manner mode parlance phrase phraseology phrasing style terminology words
WEAK
choice of words wordage
NOUN
verbalization
Synonyms
STRONG
announcement argument articulation assertion asseveration commentary communication declaration definition delivery diction elucidation emphasis enunciation execution explanation exposition formulation idiom interpretation intonation issue language locution mention narration phrase phraseology phrasing pronouncement remark rendition speaking speech statement style term utterance vent vocalization voice voicing word writ
WEAK
choice of words set phrase
Antonyms
STRONG
concealment denial question quiet silence suppression vagueness
NOUN
vocalization
Synonyms
STRONG
announcement argument articulation assertion asseveration commentary communication declaration definition delivery diction elucidation emphasis enunciation execution explanation exposition formulation idiom interpretation intonation issue language locution mention narration phrase phraseology phrasing pronouncement remark rendition speaking speech statement style term utterance vent verbalization voice voicing word writ
WEAK
choice of words set phrase
Antonyms
STRONG
concealment denial question quiet silence suppression vagueness
NOUN
wording
Synonyms
STRONGEST
language manner phrasing terminology
STRONG
diction locution mode parlance phraseology style words
WEAK
choice of words wordage

Example Sentences

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"He has got quite a neat turn of phrase that the King will appreciate."

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Chris Robinson, the actor who played Dr. Rick Webber on “General Hospital” and also introduced America to a classic turn of phrase in a commercial for cough syrup, has died of heart failure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

His henchman Stephen Miller does know how to produce a florid turn of phrase, doesn't he?

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

And economist Larry Summers, in an indelible turn of phrase, writes that “egg price excitement” is particularly troubling as a potential leading indicator of wider inflation:

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2025

Until now Penelope had assumed this was merely a neat turn of phrase that authors used to show that someone was well and truly panicked.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.