Verbose

//vəˈbəʊs//

Synonyms for "verbose" (98 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Strong matches (29)

Adjective(2 words)
fustianlogorrheic
Adjective(1 words)
long-winded

Related words (49)

Adjective(3 words)
tediouswindywordy

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9 relation types

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14 entries

More specific

11 entries

Antonyms

2 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

3 entries

derived

2 entries

has context

1 entries

related to

4 entries

similar

2 entries

Translations

68 translations across 31 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • περισσολόγος adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • многосло́вен adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Catalan

1 entries
  • verbós adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 冗贅 /冗赘 adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • 冗長 /冗长 adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • 絮叨 adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • 羅嗦 /罗嗦 adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Dutch

1 entries
  • verbeus adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Finnish

1 entries
  • monisanainen adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

French

2 entries
  • prolixe adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • verbeux adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Georgian

3 entries
  • სიტყვაგრძელი adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • სიტყვამრავალი adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • სიტყვაუხვი adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

German

4 entries
  • ausführlich adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • ausführlich adj ((computing) producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes)
  • langatmig adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • verbos adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Greek

4 entries
  • αναλυτικός adj ((computing) producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes)
  • λεπτομερής adj ((computing) producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes)
  • μακροσκελής adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • πολύλογος adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • hoʻonui ʻōlelo adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • beszédes adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • bőbeszédű adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • fecsegő adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • részletes adj ((computing) producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • banyak omong adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • cerewet adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • detail adj ((computing) producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes)
  • penyedehanaan kata adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Irish

2 entries
  • briathrach adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • foclach adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Italian

4 entries
  • iperverboso adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • logorroico adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • prolisso adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • ridondante adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Japanese

2 entries
  • くどくどしい adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • 冗長 adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Korean

1 entries
  • 자세한 정보 adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Latin

1 entries
  • verbōsus adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • го́ворлив adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • збо́рлив adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • многугла́голив adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Malay

1 entries
  • berjela-jela adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Māori

1 entries
  • autaki adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Old English

1 entries
  • wordiġ adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Polish

1 entries
  • przegadany adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • verboso adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Russian

1 entries
  • многосло́вный adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • briathrach adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • faclach adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • govorljivo adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • mnogorječivo adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Spanish

1 entries
  • verboso adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Swedish

2 entries
  • mångordig adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)
  • okoncis adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Turkish

2 entries
  • ayrıntılı adj ((computing) producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes)
  • detaylı adj ((computing) producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes)

Welsh

1 entries
  • geiriog adj (containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Sven was so verbose that his friends resorted to calling him a chatterbox.

Source: tatoeba (1939)

I omit more than an Hundred Things, that would engage to perſonal Reflection; for my Soul hath no Pleaſure in ſtriving therein, as knowing the inconſiſtancy of that uncharitable virulent Temper with a Chriſtian Spirit, which I am aſſured is quite another Thing, from what is Verboſe, Abuſive[,] Cavilling, Airy, and meerly Notional; [...]

Source: wiktionary

[...] I might ſeem to deſerve juſtly to be accounted a verboſe and ſilly Defender; [...]

Source: wiktionary

Thy ſonnet is a piece of verboſe fuſtian; and thy preface is compoſed of far-fetch'd expreſſions, vvords that have not the publick ſtamp, perplexed phraſes; in a vvord, thy ſtile is quite peculiar to thyſelf; […]

Source: wiktionary

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