Synonyms and Antonyms of laconic
1
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
- the sportscaster's color commentary tends to be laconic but very much to the point
aphoristic, apothegmatic, brief, capsule, compact, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, elliptical (or elliptic), epigrammatic, monosyllabic, pithy, sententious, succinct, summary, telegraphic, terse, thumbnail
abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), short, snippety, snippy
abbreviated, abridged, condensed, curtailed, shortened
meaty, substantial
meaningful, significant
well-turned
2
tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)
- laconic by nature, he sat back and enjoyed hearing stories from the more loquacious dinner guests
aloof, indrawn, inhibited, introverted, reserved, restrained
sedate, self-contained, sober, staid
backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, retiring, self-effacing, sheepish
free-spoken, outspoken, vocal
gossipy, talebearing
diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy
extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing, sociable
blabby, chatty, communicative, conversational, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, motormouthed, mouthy, talkative, talky, unreserved
