Synonyms for "apophasis" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(1 words)

apophatic theology

figure of speechmalapropism

Strong matches (3)

metaphor

Noun(2 words)

paralipsisparasiopesis

Related words (6)

Noun(3 words)

praeteritiopreteritionvia negativa

proslepsissimilespeech

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

2 entries

ironyrhetorical device

Related terms

6 entries

apoapophaticapophaticallynot to mentionphasisto say nothing of

coordinate

5 entries

antiphrasisconcessioepitropemycterismsarcasm

has context

1 entries

rhetoric

is a

1 entries

rhetorical device

related to

9 entries

allusionapoapophaticapophaticallydenyingmentionednot to mentionphasissay nothing of

similar

1 entries

proslepsis

Translations

13 translations across 10 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

• 陽否陰述 /阳否阴述 noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

Finnish

2 entries

• apofaasi noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)
• paralipsis noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

Galician

1 entries

• apófase noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

German

2 entries

• Paralipse noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)
• Praeteritio noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

Interlingua

1 entries

• reticentia noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

Polish

1 entries

• apofaza noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

Portuguese

1 entries

• apófase noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

Russian

1 entries

• апофа́зия noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

Spanish

2 entries

• paralipsis noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)
• preterición noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

Tagalog

1 entries

• pakunwari noun (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Apophasis, affecting to conceal; What it would seem to hide, will yet reveal.

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