Indirectness
Indirectness noun - Having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal.
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Synonyms for Indirectness
Periphrase and indirectness are semantically related in indirect speech topic. In some cases you can use "Periphrase" instead a noun "Indirectness".
Periphrase
Indirectness and periphrase are semantically related in indirect speech topic. You can use "Indirectness" instead a noun "Periphrase".
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Related pairs
- pleonasm and indirectness
- pleonasm and periphrase
- redundancy and indirectness
- redundancy and periphrase
- wordiness and indirectness
- wordiness and periphrase
- circumlocution and indirectness
- circumlocution and periphrase
- verbiage and indirectness
- verbiage and periphrase
- roundabout and indirectness
- roundabout and periphrase
- obliqueness and indirectness
- obliqueness and periphrase
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Periphrase and Indirectness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirectness/periphrase
Indirectness & Periphrase. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirectness/periphrase>.
Periphrase or Indirectness. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirectness/periphrase.
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