pleonasm [noun]

Definition of pleonasm:

using more words than necessary

Synonyms of pleonasm:

● Tautology

● Verbosity

● Redundancy

● Verbiage

● Wordiness

● Circumlocution

● Prolixity

● Repetition

● Diffuseness

● Long-windedness


Opposite/Antonyms of pleonasm:

● Succinctness

● Compactness

● Conciseness

● Terseness

● Oxymoron

● Employment

● Brevity

● Briefness

● Concision


Sentence/Example of pleonasm:

1. What is pleonasm in a single sentence is ellipsis in a double one?

2. However, this would be a pleonasm, since all higher functions are cerebral.

3. Nothing is gained in strength nor precision by this kind of pleonasm.