VERBIAGE Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

verbiage

noun

ˈvər-bē-ij

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as in repetition

the use of too many words to express an idea teachers loathe the verbiage that students resort to in order to pad a paper

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as in rhetoric

language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere the pretentious verbiage that one finds in the reviews of self-important art critics

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as in language

the way in which something is put into words as per the standard verbiage of military reports, the assault was launched at "0700 hours"

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Recent Examples of verbiage The fire department asked for additional information from BP and were told that a notice would be put out as soon as the legal team reviewed the notification’s verbiage. —Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025 In Your Resume Align verbiage in your resume with keywords in the job description. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 That change in verbiage could go a long way to helping voters focus. —Tim Graham, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025 There’s a whole slew of additional verbiage added to the rest of Section 4: Scoring, to augment Rally scoring details. 12.c: Round Robin Withdrawal clarifications, done in an attempt to make round robin competitions more fair in the event of a withdrawal or forfeit. —Todd Boss, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for verbiage

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Noun

Take a one- or two-minute break between repetitions, repeating one or two times.

— Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
While some people initially took Trump’s comments about Canada becoming the 51st state as a joke, his constant repetition means Canadians are no longer laughing, Kahlon said.

— Josh Fellman, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025