All circumlocutionary synonyms
cir·cum·lo·cu·tion
C c adj circumlocutionary
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- roundabout — circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person.
- tautologous — needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.