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