What are some opposite words for tautology?

Antonyms for tautology
tɔˈtɒl ə dʒitau·tol·o·gy

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term tautology.

Wiktionary3.0 / 3 votes

  1. tautologynoun

    Antonyms:
    contradiction in terms

  2. tautologynoun

    Antonyms:
    contradiction

  3. tautologynoun

    Antonyms:
    oxymoron

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tautology

    Circumlocution and periphrasis are roundabout ways of expressing thought; circumlocution is the more common, periphrasis the more technical word. Constant circumlocution produces an affected and heavy style; occasionally, skilful periphrasis conduces both to beauty and to simplicity. Etymologically, diffuseness is a scattering, both of words and thought; redundancy is an overflow. Prolixity goes into endless petty details, without selection or perspective. Pleonasm is the expression of an idea already plainly implied; tautology is the restatement in other words of an idea already stated, or a useless repetition of a word or words. Pleonasm may add emphasis; tautology is always a fault. "I saw it with my eyes" is a pleonasm; "all the members agreed unanimously" is tautology. Verbiage is the use of mere words without thought. Verbosity and wordiness denote an excess of words in proportion to the thought. Tediousness is the sure result of any of these faults of style.

    Antonyms:
    brevity, compactness, compression, conciseness, condensation, directness, plainness, shortness, succinctness, terseness

    Synonyms:
    circumlocution, diffuseness, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, redundance, redundancy, surplusage, tediousness, verbiage, verbosity, wordiness

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tautology

    Antonyms:
    conciseness, brevity, laconism, compression

    Synonyms:
    verbosity, redundancy, needless, repetition, pleonasm, reiteration

Matched Categories

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tautologynoun

    (logic) a statement that is necessarily true

    "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"

  2. tautologynoun

    useless repetition

    "to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology"

How to pronounce tautology?

How to say tautology in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#5864compression
#17944contradiction
#24556condensation
#37781shortness
#41093brevity
#47637oxymoron
#59430compactness
#93289directness
#99591tautology
#141473conciseness
#190108plainness
#305389succinctness

Translation

Find a translation for this antonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Discuss these tautology antonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "tautology." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/antonyms/tautology>.

    Are we missing a good antonym for tautology?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    Which of the following terms is not a synonym for "Tolerable"?
    A fair to middling
    B constructive
    C adequate
    D passable

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for tautology: