Synonyms & related words for periphrastic

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Words related to periphrastic

Explore words related to periphrastic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include circumlocutory, periphrase, periphrasis, periphrastically, ambagious, verbid, gerundial, gerundival. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does periphrastic come from?

The word periphrastic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: peri-, from Greek peri (“around”); phras, from Greek phrazein (“to speak, declare”); and -tic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.