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AMBAGES Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word ambages. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word ambages. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for AMBAGES

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periphrasis
nounn
noun

• a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

circuitousness
nounn
noun

• The state of being roundabout, indirect or not to the point.

convolution
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the shape of something rotating rapidly

• a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

• the action of coiling or twisting or winding together

digression
nounn
noun

• a message that departs from the main subject

• a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

• wandering from the main path of a journey

indirectness
nounn
noun

• having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal

meandering
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of a path e.g.

obliqueness
nounn
noun

• the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle

• the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly

obliquity
nounn
noun

• the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle

• the quality of being deceptive

circuity
noun, adjectiven, adj
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roundaboutness
nounn
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circumlocution
nounn
noun

• a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

• an indirect way of expressing something

Best Hypernyms For AMBAGES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ambages, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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verboseness verbosity

Alternatives for PERIPHRASIS

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