verbal synonyms

verbal

modif.

  1. Using words

    lexical, linguistic, oral; see linguistic, oral, spoken.

  2. Concerning the wording, not the content

    titular, verbatim, rhetorical, diplomatic, textual, lexical; see also literal 1, nominal 1. See syn. study at oral.

verbal

n.

Verbals in English include: infinitive, gerund, participle, gerundive, verbal noun, present participle, verbal adjective, past participle, verbal phrase, absolute construction, independent construction;

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