tautologic

Examples

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• The report became tautologic when it referred to an 'unexpected surprise'.

• His explanation was unnecessarily tautologic, restating the same point in several ways.

• Avoiding tautologic phrases can help make your writing clearer and more concise.

• His explanation was tautologic and added no new information.

• His explanation was unnecessarily tautologic, using different words to say the same thing.

• The phrase 'free gift' is often considered tautologic because a gift is inherently free.

• In academic writing, avoiding tautologic statements can strengthen the argument's clarity.

Synonyms

R

redundant

vstautologic

49 5.1

More than needed and not useful because it repeats something

is specifically about repeating the same idea rather than general surplus

R

repetitious

vstautologic

6 5.1

Showing the same thing again and again in a boring way

is about meaning repeated in different words rather than mere repetition

D

duplicative

vstautologic

3 7.0

Doing the same thing again when it is not needed

focuses on verbal repetition of the same idea rather than copying objects

T

tautological

vstautologic

2 8.3

Saying the same thing again using different words

shares identical meaning and usage with the linked concept

T

tautologous

vstautologic

9.9

Saying the same thing twice in different words without adding new information

matches this sense closely but may be slightly less common

P

pleonastic

vstautologic

9.9

Using more words than needed, often repeating the same idea

focuses on repeating an idea specifically rather than general excess

Antonyms

C

concise

37 4.2

Using few words to give important information clearly

How Redundant

tautologic

9.9

redundant

49 5.1

repetitive

58 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology