Synonyms for verbiage
ˈvɜr bi ɪdʒver·biage

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1. verbiage

   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.

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

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

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1. verbiage, verbalismnoun

   overabundance of words

   Synonyms:
   diction, expression, verbal expression, verbalism, choice of words, phrasing, phraseology, wording

2. wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiagenoun

   the manner in which something is expressed in words

   "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

   Synonyms:
   diction, enunciation, verbalism, choice of words, phrasing, phraseology, wording

Matched Categories

1. • Formulation
   • Verbosity

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1. verbiagenoun

   Synonyms:
   wordiness, verboseness, verbosity, prolixity, diffuseness

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1. verbiagenoun

   Synonyms:
   wordiness, verbosity, perissology, prolixity, pleonasm

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1. List of paraphrases for "verbiage":

   waffle

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1. Chief Executive Mario Longhi:

   People can say whatever they want, and I think China has been saying a lot of things for the past couple of decades, you need to ask yourself what, from a practical perspective, is really happening. We need to see the proof in actions, not just in verbiage.

2. Teresa McRoberts:

   I don't know if good earnings even get rewarded if it's right around when you see whatever verbiage comes out of the convention.

3. Quentin Crisp:

   Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

4. Jeff Bock:

   That verbiage probably scares theater owners.

5. William Paul:

   Trump’s verbiage does not sound compassionate, i don’t hold him up as a paragon of Christian virtue, but I’m not looking for that in a candidate. I’m looking for someone who is prudent and can make good political decisions.