Synonyms & related words for tautologous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of tautologous — including tautological, tautologic, pleonastic, redundant. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to tautologous

Explore words related to tautologous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include tautologously, tautology, tautologist, tautologically, tautologism, tautologize, pleonastically, pleonasm. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for tautologous

Common synonyms for tautologous include tautological, tautologic, pleonastic, redundant — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does tautologous come from?

The word tautologous breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: tauto-, from Greek tauto (“the same”); log, from Greek logos (“word, speech”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“full of, having”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.