Defuse
Defuse verb - Remove the triggering device from.
Periphrastic and defuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Periphrastic" instead an adjective "Defuse".
Nearby Word: defusing
Periphrastic
Periphrastic adjective - Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy.
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Synonyms for Periphrastic
Defuse and periphrastic are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Defuse" with "Periphrastic", this adjectives are similar.
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Related pairs
- diffuse and defuse
- diffuse and periphrastic
- wandering and defuse
- wandering and periphrastic
- verbose and defuse
- verbose and periphrastic
- rambling and defuse
- rambling and periphrastic
- prolix and defuse
- prolix and periphrastic
- wordy and defuse
- wordy and periphrastic
- circuitous and defuse
- circuitous and periphrastic
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Periphrastic and Defuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defuse/periphrastic
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