euphemisms

NOUN

nice way of saying something

Synonyms

STRONG

circumlocution delicacy floridness grandiloquence inflation pomposity pretense purism

Example Sentences

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When the industry euphemisms pile up, so do my doubts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Rather than call out the dangerous lunacy in plain view, the Times has chosen to engage in tortured euphemisms.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

They use euphemisms online to communicate the things they are not supposed to mention.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

What first clued me in to the remarkable frequency with which complaints about men’s cleanliness appear on Reddit was repeatedly encountering one of the most awfully evocative euphemisms in the English language: skid mark.

From Slate • May 17, 2024

I could offer to draw the curtains but I know she’s speaking in euphemisms; no amount of drawn curtains could make my room presentable for the subscribers to Bell System.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse