synonymomania

English

Etymology

From synonym +‎ -o- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

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Noun

synonymomania (uncountable)

1. A tendency to refer to the same thing successively by a number of synonyms to avoid repetition.

See also

• elegant variation
• monologophobia
• onomatomania (obsession with a particular word)