All doublespeak synonyms
dou·ble·speak
D d verb doublespeak
- disguise — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- misguide — to guide wrongly; misdirect.
noun doublespeak
- dialect — A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.
- talk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- jargon — a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.
- slang — a specialized dictionary covering the words, phrases, and idioms that reflect the least formal speech of a language. These terms are often metaphorical and playful, and are likely to be evanescent as the spoken language changes from one generation to another. Much slang belongs to specific groups, as the jargon of a particular class, profession, or age group. Some is vulgar. Some slang terms have staying power as slang, but others make a transition into common informal speech, and then into the standard language. An online slang dictionary, such as the Dictionary.com Slang Dictionary, provides immediate information about the meaning and history of a queried term and its appropriateness or lack of appropriateness in a range of social and professional circumstances.
- patois — a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- vocabulary — the stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons: His French vocabulary is rather limited. The scientific vocabulary is constantly growing.
- idiom — an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- parlance — a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- dialect — A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.
- style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- word — Microsoft Word
- accent — Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
- prose — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- voice — the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- terminology — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- wording — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- dialogue — Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups of people such as governments or political parties.
- tone — (Theobald) Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence.
- language — a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
- discussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- argot — An argot is a special language used by a particular group of people, which other people find difficult to understand.
- cant — a salient angle.
adj doublespeak
- value — relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
- silly — weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
- worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- senseless — destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
- inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- useless — of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
- absurd — If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
- pointless — without a point: a pointless pen.
- vague — not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- futile — incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- ludicrous — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- illogical — not logical; contrary to or disregardful of the rules of logic; unreasoning: an illogical reply.
- incongruous — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
- unreasonable — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
- ridiculous — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- mindless — without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
- irrational — without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.