succinct | Definition of succinct

Synonyms and Antonyms of succinct

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Synonyms of succinct

aphoristic, apothegmatic, brief, capsule, compact, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, elliptical (or elliptic), epigrammatic, laconic, monosyllabic, pithy, sententious, summary, telegraphic, terse, thumbnail

Words Related to succinct

abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), short, snippety, snippy

abbreviated, abridged, condensed, curtailed, shortened

meaty, substantial

meaningful, significant

Near Antonyms of succinct

pleonastic, redundant, repetitious, tautological, tautologous

enlarged, expanded, supplemented

embellished, embroidered, exaggerated, inflated

Antonyms of succinct

circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy