wording
How it's stated
Wording is the particular words chosen to express something: The wording of the contract was ambiguous.
The term implies that different phrasings were possible and this one was selected—or should have been selected more carefully: Watch your wording.
Altering to improve
- editingRefining content for clarity
- rewritingComposing text anew
- rephrasingRestating in other words
- rewordingRestating in different terms
redrafting · refinement · polishing · tweaking · adjustment · amendment · modification · alteration
One's word collection
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- phrasingManner of expressing something
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- usageAct of employing something
parlance · language · expression · verbiage · nomenclature · phraseology · formulation · turn of phrase
Without obstruction or fog
- conciseBriefly and clearly stated
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- unambiguousAllowing single interpretation only
- explicitClearly and directly expressed
straightforward · plain · simple · lucid · coherent · intelligible · comprehensible · understandable
Relating to formal agreements
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
- bindingLegally or morally required
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
specific · boilerplate · standard · fine print · clause · provision · stipulation · terms
revision
Altering to improve
- editingRefining content for clarity
- rewritingComposing text anew
- rephrasingRestating in other words
rewording · redrafting · refinement · polishing · tweaking · adjustment · amendment · modification · alteration · reformulation
vocabulary
One's word collection
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- phrasingManner of expressing something
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
usage · parlance · language · expression · verbiage · nomenclature · phraseology · formulation · turn of phrase · idiom
clear
Without obstruction or fog
- conciseBriefly and clearly stated
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- unambiguousAllowing single interpretation only
explicit · straightforward · plain · simple · lucid · coherent · intelligible · comprehensible · understandable · crisp
contractual
Relating to formal agreements
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
- bindingLegally or morally required
- preciseExactly correct, no error
exact · specific · boilerplate · standard · fine print · clause · provision · stipulation · terms · conditions
persuasive
Able to convince others
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- powerfulHaving great strength
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
effective · impactful · forceful · convincing · moving · stirring · evocative · emotive · charged · loaded
- languagelanguage, grammar, spelling, alphabet, letter
- Speech Elementsspeech, diction, pronunciation, articulation, enunciation
- thank-you notesgratitude, appreciation, card, stationery, signature
- terminologyterms, jargon, lingo, nomenclature, vocabulary
- usagesidioms, slang, jargon, dialects, phrases
- RSVP etiquettereply, confirm, decline, regrets, acceptance
wordingimagery
Vivid descriptive language
visuals · silence · wordlessness · graphics · illustration
- exact wording
- careful wording
- weasel wordingDeceptively imprecise language
- poor wording