Synonyms of long-windedness

long-windedness

noun

as in wordiness

the use of too many words to express an idea

that professor's long-windedness has long been legendary on campus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wordiness
• repetition
• prolixity
• verbosity
• repetitiveness
• garrulousness
• diffuseness
• garrulity
• diffusion
• wordage
• periphrasis
• circumlocution
• logorrhea
• verboseness
• verbalism
• windiness
• verbiage
• redundancy
• circularity
• exaggeration
• tautology
• hyperbole
• repetitiousness
• reiteration
• pleonasm
• overstatement
• digressiveness
• circuitousness
• embellishment
• embroidering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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