Turn of phrase
Turn of phrase noun - A distinctive spoken or written expression.
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Synonyms for Turn of phrase
Understatement and turn of phrase are semantically related. in turn of expression topic. In some cases you can use "Understatement" instead a noun phrase "Turn of phrase".
Understatement
Understatement noun - A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.
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Synonyms for Understatement
Turn of phrase and understatement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Turn of phrase" instead a noun "Understatement".
Nearby Words: understated, understate, understating
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- device and turn of phrase
- device and understatement
- ornament and turn of phrase
- ornament and understatement
- style and turn of phrase
- style and understatement
- comparison and turn of phrase
- comparison and understatement
- flower and turn of phrase
- flower and understatement
- exaggeration and turn of phrase
- exaggeration and understatement
- image and turn of phrase
- image and understatement
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Understatement and Turn of phrase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/turn_of_phrase/understatement
Turn of phrase & Understatement. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/turn_of_phrase/understatement>.
Understatement or Turn of phrase. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/turn_of_phrase/understatement.
