monosyllabic
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Synonyms & Antonyms for monosyllabic
Synonyms
aphoristic, apothegmatic, brief, capsule, compact, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, elliptical (or elliptic), epigrammatic, laconic, pithy, sententious, succinct, summary, telegraphic, terse, thumbnail
Antonyms
circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy
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Instead of the Greenlandic way – long silences and monosyllabic answers – there comes an outpouring. — Krista Stevens, Longreads, "Greenland’s Deepening Ecological Grief," 19 Aug. 2019 Such a combustible mix of tempers, egos, bald heads and monosyllabic surnames surely warranted a stand-alone entertainment of its own. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ doesn’t quite hit that ‘Fast & Furious’ sweet spot," 1 Aug. 2019 Between Seo’s narrative drawing of repression and Ho’s monosyllabic performance, silence — and the shattering of that silence — becomes a de facto theme. — Lila Seidman, Glendale News-Press, "Down the street from vandalized comfort-women statue is an exhibit honoring the women," 1 Aug. 2019 On Sunday, however, Stanton’s two strikeouts in important situations and a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays created a layer of tension in his quick and sometimes monosyllabic responses. — David Waldstein, New York Times, "On Old-Timers’ Day in the Bronx, It’s the New Guy Who Gets Jeered," 17 June 2018 Facebook commenters were mostly against the sheriff, but also typically monosyllabic. — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Readers offer mixed support for Broward Sheriff Scott Israel," 27 Apr. 2018 What seems to work with a sullen, monosyllabic pre-teen? — Ellie Delano, Woman's Day, "I Need Help: How Do You Get Your Kid To Do Chores?," 13 May 2013 In a book that began its lessons with the spellings of monosyllabic words such as cat and bat, Moore introduced reading lessons like this one to support her philosophy that freedom was worse than slavery: 1. — Heather Andrea Williams, Slate Magazine, "The Oppressor’s Bookshelf," 8 Dec. 2017 Luckily for him, and for us, the boy is befriended by a monosyllabic goatherd with hardscrabble but successful strategies to survive in this dystopian world of rancid wells and withered lone fig trees. — Natalie Serber, New York Times, "In This Beautiful Debut, a Boy Takes Flight in a Bleak World," 28 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'monosyllabic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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