Synonyms & related words for tautology

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of tautology — including tautologism, pleonasm, periphrasis, circumlocution, wordiness, repetitiveness. 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 tautology

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

Synonyms for tautology

Common synonyms for tautology include tautologism, pleonasm, periphrasis, circumlocution, wordiness, repetitiveness, redundancy, battology — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does tautology come from?

The word tautology breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: tauto-, from Greek tauto (“same”); and -log, from Greek logos (“word, reason”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.