The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word PERIPHRASIS which also is the latest solution we found used in CrossSynergy in 2005.
Roundabout expression crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PERIPHRASIS | 100 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Roundabout expression
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- circumlocution
- periphrasis
- circumbendibus
- direct
- yes
- about
- ambages
- backhanded
- circle
- circles
- circling
- circuit
Crossword Answer definitions
PERIPHRASIS noun- The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".
- Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
- The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a species of circumlocution).
- The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.
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