✍️ Not repetitive ❌ Not always true

nontautological

9.9

Does not say the same thing twice

adjective
/ˌnɒnˌtɔːtəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/

: no redundante

The professor praised her nontautological writing style for its clarity and directness.

Examples

His speech was refreshingly nontautological, avoiding unnecessary repetition of ideas.
Please make your argument nontautological so that it is easier to follow.
Her explanation was very nontautological and clear.
Can you provide a nontautological statement?
The professor praised her nontautological writing style for its clarity and directness.
His speech was refreshingly nontautological, avoiding unnecessary repetition of ideas.
Please make your argument nontautological so that it is easier to follow.

Synonyms

nonrepetitive

vsnontautological

1 6.1

That does not happen again in the same way or pattern

is about avoiding redundant wording or saying the same thing twice

Antonyms

tautological

2 8.3

Saying the same thing again using different words

How Redundant

tautological

2 8.3

wordy

9 3.7

nontautological

9.9

concise

37 4.2

Surface Forms

nontautological positive

Morphology

nontautological = tautological (semi-transparent) = non + tautology + ical

Formation is the productive negation 'non-' applied to the adjective 'tautological'; structurally straightforward.

Etymology

Nontautological comes from non- ('not') and tauto- ('same'), related to tautology, a word that means 'saying the same thing twice'. That's why calling writing nontautological means it avoids repeating the same idea and is not needlessly repetitive.