Synonyms & related words for periphrasis

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Words related to periphrasis

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

Where does periphrasis come from?

The word periphrasis 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.