tautological

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adjective

Of, relating to, or using tautology.

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pleonasticredundanttautologicprolixverbal
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Meanings

adjectivetautological (comparative more tautological, superlative most tautological)

comparative more tautological · superlative most tautological

  1. Of, relating to, or using tautology.
  2. Using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverepetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words

Similar
pleonasticredundanttautologicprolixverbal
Also see
pleonasticredundanttautologic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tautology + -ical.

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Translations

Catalan tautològic
  • tautològicof, relating to, or using tautology
Czech tautologický
  • tautologickýof, relating to, or using tautology
Finnish tautologinen
  • tautologinenof, relating to, or using tautology
French tautologique
  • tautologiqueof, relating to, or using tautology
German tautologisch, doppelt gemoppelt
  • tautologischof, relating to, or using tautology
  • doppelt gemoppeltof, relating to, or using tautology
  • redundantof, relating to, or using tautology
Icelandic sísannur
  • sísannurof, relating to, or using tautology
Italian tautologico
  • tautologicoof, relating to, or using tautology
Polish tautologiczny
  • tautologicznyof, relating to, or using tautology
Portuguese tautológico
  • tautológicoof, relating to, or using tautology
Romanian tautologic
  • tautologicof, relating to, or using tautology
Russian тавтологи́ческий, тавтологи́чный
  • тавтологи́ческий (tavtologíčeskij)of, relating to, or using tautology
  • тавтологи́чный (tavtologíčnyj)of, relating to, or using tautology
Scottish Gaelic ath-bhriathrach
  • ath-bhriathrachof, relating to, or using tautology
Spanish tautológico
  • tautológicoof, relating to, or using tautology
Ukrainian тавтологі́чний
  • тавтологі́чний (tavtolohíčnyj)of, relating to, or using tautology
Cite this entry
APA

tautological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tautological

MLA

“tautological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tautological. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tautological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tautological.

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