Synonyms for "circumlocutionary" (3 found)

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Closest matches (1)

circumlocutory

Strong matches (1)

Adjective(1 words)

circumlocutory

Related words (1)

Adjective(1 words)

winding

Related word relations

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2 relation types

derived from

1 entries

circumlocution

related to

5 entries

articulateevasiverepetitiveroundabouttautological

Translations

5 translations across 3 languages.

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Finnish

2 entries

• kiertelevä adj (Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points)
• ympäripyöreä adj (Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points)

Spanish

2 entries

• circunloquial adj (articulated in a roundabout manner)
• circunloquial adj (Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points)

Swedish

1 entries

• undanglidande adj (Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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The old man's rambling yarn was circumlocutionary.

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