Pleonasm
Pleonasm noun - Using more words than necessary.
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Synonyms for Pleonasm
Periphrase and pleonasm are semantically related In some cases you can use "Periphrase" instead a noun "Pleonasm".
Periphrase
Pleonasm and periphrase are semantically related in repetition topic. You can use "Pleonasm" instead a noun "Periphrase", if it concerns topics such as indirect speech.
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Related pairs
- redundancy and pleonasm
- redundancy and periphrase
- wordiness and pleonasm
- wordiness and periphrase
- verbosity and pleonasm
- verbosity and periphrase
- repetition and pleonasm
- repetition and periphrase
- circumlocution and pleonasm
- circumlocution and periphrase
- verbiage and pleonasm
- verbiage and periphrase
- roundabout and pleonasm
- roundabout and periphrase
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Periphrase and Pleonasm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pleonasm/periphrase
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Periphrase or Pleonasm. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pleonasm/periphrase.
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