This article discusses periphrasis and related stylistic devices. Periphrasis occupies a unique place in the system of stylistic devices and lends
various stylistic colors to speech. It is not only another way of expressing meaning, but it also helps enhance the attractiveness of speech, enrich the text, and showcase the author's individual style. Periphrases add beauty and charm to speech, making the text more aesthetically pleasing and enjoyable for the reader. In periphrasis, a certain quality, aspect, or contextually important characteristic of the concept being described is prioritized. Its main purpose is to increase the expressiveness of the text (oral or written). The article also analyzes periphrasis comparatively with figures of speech such as metaphor, metonymy, and epithet, and reflects on periphrastic units possessing homonymic, synonymic, and antonymic features.