What is another word for euphemism?

Answer 1

A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener,[1] or in the case of doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker. It also may be a substitution of a description of something or someone rather than the name, to avoid revealing secret, holy, or sacred names to the uninitiated, or to obscure the identity of the subject of a conversation from potential eavesdroppers. Some euphemisms are intended to be funny.

Answer 2

The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive. For example, Money- dough, green back, Washington Death- Pass away, kick the bucket, bought the farm, bit the dust Going to bed- Catch some z's, hit the hay Getting your period- Time of the month, mother nature's monthly gift, blood bath, time of the month, Aunt Floe is visiting

Answer 3

a more acceptable,less direct form of expression eg not dead but passed away;actors are not unemployed they're resting.

Answer 4

circumlocution, delicacy, floridness, grandiloquence, inflation, pomposity, pretense, & purism