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Antonyms for concise
kənˈsaɪscon·cise

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Wiktionary3.0 / 2 votes

  1. conciseadjective

    Antonyms:
    verbose

    Synonyms:
    succinct

  2. conciseadjective

    brief, yet including all important information

    Synonyms:
    succinct

    Antonyms:
    verbose

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. concise

    Anything short or brief is of relatively small extent. That which is concise (Latin con-, with, together, and cædo, cut) is trimmed down, and that which is condensed (Latin con-, with, together, and densus, thick) is, as it were, pressed together, so as to include as much as possible within a small space. That which is compendious (Latin com-, together, and pendo, weigh) gathers the substance of a matter into a few words, weighty and effective. The succinct (Latin succinctus, from sub-, under, and cingo, gird; girded from below) has an alert effectiveness as if girded for action. The summary is compacted to the utmost, often to the point of abruptness; as, we speak of a summary statement or a summary dismissal. That which is terse (Latin tersus, from tergo, rub off) has an elegant and finished completeness within the smallest possible compass, as if rubbed or polished down to the utmost. A sententious style is one abounding in sentences that are singly striking or memorable, apart from the context; the word may be used invidiously of that which is pretentiously oracular. A pithy utterance gives the gist of a matter effectively, whether in rude or elegant style.

    Antonyms:
    diffuse, lengthy, long, prolix, tedious, verbose, wordy

    Synonyms:
    brief, compact, compendious, condensed, laconic, neat, pithy, sententious, short, succinct, terse

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. concise

    Antonyms:
    diffuse, prolix, verbose, circumlocutory, rambling, discursive

    Synonyms:
    condensed, terse, pregnant, expressive, pointed, neat, compendious, succinct, summary, brief, short

Princeton's WordNet3.5 / 4 votes

  1. conciseadjective

    expressing much in few words

    "a concise explanation"

    Antonyms:
    diffuse, tautologic, long-winded, tedious, verbal, redundant, prolix, tautological, wordy, windy, pleonastic, verbose

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 1 vote

  1. conciseadjective

    Antonyms:
    diffuse, prolix

    Synonyms:
    epigrammatic, sententious, succinct, laconic, pithy

How to use concise in a sentence?

  1. George Hobica:

    I get better responses quicker than by picking up the phone, it’s partly because you can use smiley faces and not be so angry, which comes out over the phone in your tone of voice. At 140 characters, you have to be more concise and to the point.

  2. Hugh Dugan:

    This is the ‘ twitter ’ version of U.N. reform. It is very concise, therefore apparently less than robust.

  3. John Rushworth:

    A clear, concise message that solved a need was key to those first sales, once I had the trust of my customers, the rest was history.

  4. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

    Poetry allows poets to convey complex feelings in a concise and artistic manner, making it an effective medium for self-expression and catharsis.

  5. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker:

    Systemic policy reforms are necessary to support the efforts of our social workers, supervisors and managers who are on the front lines protecting the Commonwealth's children, reducing caseloads, retaining and recruiting social workers and ensuring clear and concise policies for supervision and case management are all necessary to ensuring the agency is able to focus on its primary duty of keeping children safe.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#9729verbal
#12423redundant
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#14678lengthy
#16762windy
#19568diffuse
#20706tedious
#22081verbose
#24972rambling
#53297discursive
#70981wordy
#156902tautological
#172161prolix

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