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concise

/kənˈsaɪs/adjective2 syllables

Concise means: expressing much in few words.

Synonyms for concise24

adjective, as in expressing much in few words

aphoristic, apothegmatic, epigrammatic, brief, compendious, compact, succinct, summary, crisp, curt, laconic, terse, cryptic, elliptic
and 5 more, elliptical, pithy, sententious, telegraphic, taciturn

also used for concise

lapidary, short-winded, tight, to the point, taut

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Opposites of concise

prolix

What does concise mean?1

adjective

1

expressing much in few words“a concise explanation”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with concise?18

two syllables

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Concise in a sentence

  • Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.francaisr0wlet
  • The concise word is better than a long, insipid speech.AmarMecheri
  • In academic writing, it's very important to be concise.Amastan
  • I find words with concise definitions to be the easiest to remember.Swift
  • What the critic says is always concise and to the point.unknown
  • The author's mode of expression is very concise.unknown
  • His essay was concise and to the point.CM
  • His comment was concise and to the point.CM

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