Periphrase [noun]

Definition of Periphrase:

repetition, wordiness

Synonyms of Periphrase:

● Redundancy

● Verbosity

● Circumlocution

● Loquacity

● Prolixity

● Pleonasm

● Floridity

● Tautology

● Periphrasis

● Long-windedness

● Expansiveness


Opposite/Antonyms of Periphrase:

● Conciseness


Sentence/Example of Periphrase:

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