What are some opposite words for brevity?
Antonyms for brevity
ˈbrɛv ɪ tibrevi·ty
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term brevity.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
brevity
Antonyms:
circumlocution, diffuseness, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, redundance, redundancy, surplusage, tautology, tediousness, verbiage, verbosity, wordinessSynonyms:
compactness, compression, conciseness, condensation, directness, plainness, shortness, succinctness, terseness
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
brevity
Antonyms:
length, protraction, elongation, extension, prolixity, diffusiveness, tediousnessSynonyms:
shortness, closeness, conciseness, succinctness, terseness, compendiousness, pointedness, abbreviation, abridgment
Princeton's WordNet
brevitynoun
the use of brief expressions
Synonyms:
briefness, transiencebrevity, briefness, transiencenoun
the attribute of being brief or fleeting
Synonyms:
transitoriness, briefness, transiency, transience
How to use brevity in a sentence?
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the fact that, despite the ephemeral brevity of human life, the uncertainty of our existence and the countless enigmas which press upon us from all sides, everyone does not continually and ceaselessly philosophize, but that only the rarest of exceptions do.
It's staying. It's a good constraint for us and it allows for of-the-moment brevity.
To write good poems is the secret of brevity.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1155 | length | |
#2335 | extension | |
#16133 | redundancy | |
#28302 | elongation | |
#41093 | brevity | |
#50252 | verbosity | |
#78060 | verbiage | |
#99591 | tautology | |
#259628 | wordiness | |
#264839 | circumlocution | |
#272458 | surplusage | |
#293192 | tediousness | |
#314683 | protraction | |
#318584 | prolixity |
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