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Synonyms for "pleonastic" in English

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pleonastic:
- redundant; pleonastic; tautologic; tautological

English

Detailed Synonyms for pleonastic in English

pleonastic:

pleonastic adj

pleonastic

– repetition of same sense in different words ¹
redundant; pleonastic; tautologic; tautological
– repetition of same sense in different words ¹
- redundant adj
  - at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition¹
- pleonastic adj
  - `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions¹
- tautologic adj
- tautological adj
  - the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological¹

Alternate Synonyms for "pleonastic":

redundant; tautologic; tautological; prolix

Related Definitions for "pleonastic":

repetition of same sense in different words¹
- `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University