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Concise

🔄 Synonyms of "Concise"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
terse	(by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
crypticnoun	Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
succinct	Brief and to the point.
crispnoun	Senses relating to curliness.
compactnoun	Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
briefnoun	Of short duration; happening quickly.
sententious	Tending to use aphorisms or maxims; especially, to such an extent as to engage in trite moralizing, even self-righteously so.
pithy	Concise and meaningful.
ellipticnoun	(geometry) Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
compendious	briefly describing a body of knowledge
ellipticalnoun	In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval.
aphoristic	Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic.
apothegmatic	Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
epigrammatic	having the characteristics of an epigram
telegraphic	Brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax.
curtnoun	Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
laconic	Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
summarynoun	Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
prolixverb	Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
succinct	Brief and to the point.
laconic	Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
pithy	Concise and meaningful.
summarynoun	Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.
tersenoun	(by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
sententious	Tending to use aphorisms or maxims; especially, to such an extent as to engage in trite moralizing, even self-righteously so.
curtnoun	Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
compendious	briefly describing a body of knowledge
apothegmatic	Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
epigrammatic	having the characteristics of an epigram
aphoristic	Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic.
briefnoun	Of short duration; happening quickly.
compactnoun	Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
telegraphic	Brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax.
ellipticalnoun	In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval.
ellipticnoun	(geometry) Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
crypticnoun	Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
crispnoun	Senses relating to curliness.
succinctly	In a succinct manner, concisely.
brevitynoun	(uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.