pleonastic Antonyms
Strongest:
- aphoristic
- crisp
- succinct
- short
- concise
- sententious
- short
- pithy
- sententious
- epigrammatic
- compact
- pithy
- terse
- crisp
- terse
- compact
- succinct
- aphoristic
- brief
- concise
- brief
- epigrammatic
Strong:
- condensed
- abbreviated
- abbreviated
- abridged
- compendious
- blunt
- brusque
- blunt
- brusque
- compendious
- condensed
- summary
- abridged
- summary
- laconic
- laconic
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- long-winded
- circumlocutory
- diffuse
- circuitous
- conversational
- windy
- communicative
- wordy
- garrulous
- periphrastic
- tautological
- logorrheic
- voluble
Weak:
Meaning of pleonastic
pleonastic (s)
repetition of same sense in different words
pleonastic (a.)
Alt. of Pleonastical
pleonastic Sentence Examples
- 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.
- The redundant expression "advance forward" is pleonastic, since "advance" already means to move forward.
- The pleonastic phrase "totally and completely" is excessive and unnecessary.
- The author's use of the pleonastic expression "small and minute" detracts from the precision of his writing.
- The phrase "past history" is pleonastic, because history is inherently past.
- The pleonastic expression "future plans" is redundant, as plans imply a future direction.
- The redundant phrase "unique and one of a kind" is pleonastic, since "unique" means one of a kind.
FAQs About the word pleonastic
repetition of same sense in different wordsAlt. of Pleonastical
talkative, exaggerated, redundant, prolix, verbose,rambling, long-winded, circumlocutory, diffuse, circuitous
aphoristic, crisp, succinct, short, concise, sententious, short,pithy, sententious, epigrammatic
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.
