Litotes
Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
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Synonyms for Litotes
Understatements and litotes are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understatements" instead a noun "Litotes".
Understatements
Litotes and understatements are semantically related. You can use "Litotes" instead a noun "Understatements".
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- devices and litotes
- devices and understatements
- flowers and litotes
- flowers and understatements
- parallels and litotes
- parallels and understatements
- restraints and litotes
- restraints and understatements
- expressions and litotes
- expressions and understatements
- ornaments and litotes
- ornaments and understatements
- metaphors and litotes
- metaphors and understatements
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Understatements and Litotes. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 11, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/understatements
Litotes & Understatements. N.p., 2016. Web. 11 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/understatements>.
Understatements or Litotes. 2016. Accessed August 11, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/understatements.
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