Litotes
Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
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Synonyms for Litotes
Understatedness and litotes are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understatedness" instead a noun "Litotes".
Understatedness
Litotes and understatedness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Litotes" instead a noun "Understatedness".
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- delicacy and litotes
- delicacy and understatedness
- subtlety and litotes
- subtlety and understatedness
- reserve and litotes
- reserve and understatedness
- restraint and litotes
- restraint and understatedness
- euphemism and litotes
- euphemism and understatedness
- meiosis and litotes
- meiosis and understatedness
- minimization and litotes
- minimization and understatedness
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Understatedness and Litotes. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/understatedness
Litotes & Understatedness. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/understatedness>.
Understatedness or Litotes. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/understatedness.
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