GRE vocabulary
tautology
needless repetition of the same idea in different words
In a sentence
Tautology in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing tautology in a sentence.
Saying the outcome was 'a true fact' is a tautology that adds nothing.
Synonyms
Antonyms
concision
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tacit
understood or implied without being openly stated
taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech
tangential
only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point
tangible
perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped
tangle
to twist together into a confused or knotted mass
tantamount
equivalent in effect or value to something else
tarnish
to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something
tautological
needlessly repeating an idea using different words
Common questions
Questions about “tautology”
Tautology (noun) means needless repetition of the same idea in different words
Here is tautology used in an example sentence: "Saying the outcome was 'a true fact' is a tautology that adds nothing."
Common synonyms for tautology include redundancy, pleonasm, repetition.
Antonyms of tautology include concision.
Tautology is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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