Synonyms & related words for apophasis

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Words related to apophasis

Explore words related to apophasis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hendiadys, rhetoric, anacoluthic, antiphrasis, brachylogy, anacolutha, asyndeton, polysyndeton. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does apophasis come from?

The word apophasis breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: apo-, from Greek apo (“away, off, denial”); and phasis, from Greek phasis (“utterance, speaking”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.