verbiage

The word “verbiage” has 3 syllables: ver-bi-age

It's pronounced as /ˈvɜː.bɪ.ɪdʒ/


What is synonym and antonym for verbiage?

In the thesaurus, “verbiage” has 72 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for verbiage along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for verbiage

  • affectedness
  • bombast
  • circuitousness
  • circularity
  • circumlocution
  • claptrap
  • diction
  • diffuseness
  • diffusion
  • digressiveness
  • drivel
  • embellishment
  • embroidering
  • enunciation
  • exaggeration
  • expansiveness
  • expression
  • floridity
  • floweriness
  • formulation
  • fustian
  • garrulity
  • garrulousness
  • gas
  • gibberish
  • grandiloquence
  • grandiosity
  • hogwash
  • hot air
  • humbug
  • hyperbole
  • jabberwocky
  • jazz
  • language
  • locution
  • loftiness
  • logorrhea
  • long-windedness
  • loquacity
  • moonshine
  • nonsense
  • oratory
  • overstatement
  • periphrase
  • periphrasis
  • phrase
  • phraseology
  • phrasing
  • pleonasm
  • pomposity
  • pretension
  • pretentiousness
  • prolixity
  • redundancy
  • reiteration
  • repetition
  • repetitiousness
  • repetitiveness
  • rhetoric
  • speech
  • style
  • tautology
  • utterance
  • verbalism
  • verboseness
  • verbosity
  • voice
  • wind
  • windiness
  • wordage
  • wordiness
  • wording

Antonyms for verbiage

  • brevity
  • briefness
  • compactness
  • conciseness
  • concision
  • crispness
  • pithiness
  • succinctness
  • terseness

Meanings of verbiage

  • noun
    1. Overabundance of words.
    2. The manner in which something is expressed in words.

Example Sentences

  • The contract was full of unnecessary verbiage that made it difficult to understand.
  • His speech was filled with so much verbiage that the main point got lost.
  • The report contained a lot of technical verbiage, which confused the readers.
  • She tried to simplify her verbiage to make the instructions clearer.
  • The lawyer’s verbiage in the letter was carefully crafted to avoid any misinterpretation.

On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to verbiage, such as: affectedness, bombast, brevity, briefness, circuitousness, circularity, circumlocution.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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garrulity

  • chattiness
  • circuitousness
  • circularity
  • circumlocution
  • diffuseness
  • diffusion
  • digressiveness
  • embellishment
  • embroidering
  • exaggeration
  • garrulousness
  • glibness
  • grandiloquence
  • hyperbole
  • logorrhea
  • long-windedness
  • loquaciousness
  • overstatement
  • periphrasis
  • pleonasm
  • prolixity
  • redundancy
  • reiteration
  • repetition
  • repetitiousness
  • repetitiveness
  • talkativeness
  • tautology
  • verbalism
  • verbiage
  • verboseness
  • verbosity
  • volubility
  • windiness
  • wordage
  • wordiness

garrulousness

  • chattiness
  • circuitousness
  • circularity
  • circumlocution
  • diffuseness
  • diffusion
  • digressiveness
  • embellishment
  • embroidering
  • exaggeration
  • garrulity
  • glibness
  • grandiloquence
  • hyperbole
  • logorrhea
  • long-windedness
  • loquaciousness
  • overstatement
  • periphrasis
  • pleonasm
  • prolixity
  • redundancy
  • reiteration
  • repetition
  • repetitiousness
  • repetitiveness
  • talkativeness
  • tautology
  • verbalism
  • verbiage
  • verboseness
  • verbosity
  • volubility
  • windiness
  • wordage
  • wordiness

gas

talkativeness


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