Litotes
Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
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Synonyms for Litotes
Proteron
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- device and litotes
- device and proteron
- exaggeration and litotes
- exaggeration and proteron
- metaphor and litotes
- metaphor and proteron
- antithesis and litotes
- antithesis and proteron
- hyperbole and litotes
- hyperbole and proteron
- simile and litotes
- simile and proteron
- adumbration and litotes
- adumbration and proteron
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Proteron and Litotes. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/proteron
Litotes & Proteron. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/proteron>.
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