Antonyms for laconic
ləˈkɒn ɪkla·con·ic

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1. laconicadjective

   Antonyms:
   loquacious, verbose, bombastic, long-winded

   Synonyms:
   terse, pithy, concise

2. laconicadjective

   Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

   Synonyms:
   concise, terse, pithy

   Antonyms:
   bombastic, loquacious, verbose, long-winded

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1. laconic

   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, concise, condensed, neat, pithy, sententious, short, succinct, terse

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1. laconic

   Antonyms:
   prolix, wordy, tedious, prosy, garrulous, circumlocutory, loquacious

   Synonyms:
   terse, curt, epigrammatic

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1. crisp, curt, laconic, terseadjective

   brief and to the point; effectively cut short

   "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

   Antonyms:
   prolix

   Synonyms:
   nipping, short(p), sharp, brusk, kinky, snappy, crisp, terse, curt, frizzly, frizzy, brusque, crispy, nippy, frosty, nappy

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