Indirect speech
Pleonasm and indirect speech are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pleonasm" instead a noun phrase "Indirect speech".
Pleonasm
Pleonasm noun - Using more words than necessary.
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Synonyms for Pleonasm
Indirect speech and pleonasm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indirect speech" instead a noun "Pleonasm".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- wordiness and indirect speech
- wordiness and pleonasm
- circumlocution and indirect speech
- circumlocution and pleonasm
- verbiage and indirect speech
- verbiage and pleonasm
- roundabout and indirect speech
- roundabout and pleonasm
- prolixity and indirect speech
- prolixity and pleonasm
- periphrasis and indirect speech
- periphrasis and pleonasm
- tautology and indirect speech
- tautology and pleonasm
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Pleonasm and Indirect speech. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirect_speech/pleonasm
Indirect speech & Pleonasm. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirect_speech/pleonasm>.
Pleonasm or Indirect speech. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirect_speech/pleonasm.
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