Synonyms for wordy
ˈwɜr diwordy

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1. wordyadjective

   Synonyms:
   pleonastic, verbose, sesquipedalian

2. wordyadjective

   Using an excessive number of words.

   The story was long and very wordy.

   Synonyms:
   pleonastic, verbose, sesquipedalian

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1. wordy

   Synonyms:
   diffuse, lengthy, long, prolix, tedious, verbose

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

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1. long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordyadjective

   using or containing too many words

   "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

   Synonyms:
   dull, wearisome, windy, boring, verbose, blowy, tedious, slow, impractical, airy, tiresome, breezy, ho-hum, long-winded, irksome, visionary, deadening

   Antonyms:
   concise

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1. long-winded, verbose, prolix, lengthy, protracted

   rarely used word for verbose, expressed in too many words.

   he made his point with a taughty piece of literature.

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

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1. wordyadjective

   Synonyms:
   verbose, prolix, diffuse, not concise, long-winded

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1. wordyadjective

   Synonyms:
   diffuse, prolix, verbose, redundant, pleonastic

   Antonyms:
   terse, succinct, laconic

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1. List of paraphrases for "wordy":

   verbose

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1. George Eliot:

   Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.