Synonyms of tautological

Adjective


1. pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological, prolix (vs. concise)

usage: repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant

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