GRE vocabulary
pleonasm
the use of more words than are needed to express an idea, sometimes for emphasis
In a sentence
Pleonasm in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing pleonasm in a sentence.
The phrase 'free gift' is a pleonasm, since a gift is already free by definition.
Synonyms
Antonyms
concisioneconomy
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Common questions
Questions about “pleonasm”
Pleonasm (noun) means the use of more words than are needed to express an idea, sometimes for emphasis
Here is pleonasm used in an example sentence: "The phrase 'free gift' is a pleonasm, since a gift is already free by definition."
Common synonyms for pleonasm include redundancy, tautology, verbosity.
Antonyms of pleonasm include concision, economy.
Pleonasm is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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