pleonastic (Meaning)
pleonastic (s)
repetition of same sense in different words
pleonastic (a.)
Alt. of Pleonastical
Synonyms & Antonyms of pleonastic
Synonyms:
- gabby
- tautologous
- talky
- bombastic
- chatty
- gaseous
- embroidered
- repetitious
- loquacious
- hifalutin
- gassy
- grandiloquent
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word pleonastic
repetition of same sense in different wordsAlt. of Pleonastical
exaggerated, redundant, talkative, verbose, prolix,rambling, circumlocutory, circuitous, conversational, periphrastic
succinct, sententious, aphoristic, pithy, succinct, epigrammatic, crisp, compact, brief, terse
The pleonastic phrase "clear and lucid" is redundant, as "clear" already implies clarity.
The author's pleonastic use of the phrase "true and genuine" weakens the impact of his argument.
The expression "free gift" is pleonastic, because a gift is inherently free.
The phrase "the end result" is pleonastic, as "result" implies the end of a process.
