circumlocution
- noun (n)
Meaning: indirect speech
Synonyms:
beating around the bush
circumambages
diffuseness
discursiveness
euphemism
gassiness
indirectness
periphrase
periphrasis
pleonasm
prolixity
roundabout
tautology
verbal evasion
verbality
verbiage
wordiness
Antonyms:
conciseness
directness
straightforwardness
terseness
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