Synonyms & related words for periphrases

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Words related to periphrases

Explore words related to periphrases — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include periphrasis, circumlocutions, circumlocutory, ambages, periphrastic, periphrastically, verboseness, locution. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does periphrases come from?

The word periphrases breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: peri-, from Greek peri (“around, near”); and -phras, from Greek phrasis (“speech”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.