Synonyms of brevity

brevity

noun

ˈbre-və-tē 

1

as in shortness

the condition of being short

the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortness
• conciseness
• compression
• briefness
• contraction
• reducing
• abridgement
• smallness
• shortening
• minuteness
• condensation
• decreasing
• diminishing
• abbreviation
• succinctness
• abridgment
• curtailment
• terseness
• abruptness
• brusqueness
• crispness
• pithiness
• curtness
• tautness
• lessening
• shrinking
• tininess
• littleness
• laconism
• compendiousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lengthiness
• extensiveness
• extending
• extension
• prolongation
• elongation
• stretching
• growth
• protraction
• prolonging
• elongating
• expansion
• prolixity
• wordiness
• diffuseness
• volubility
• spread
• greatness
• garrulousness
• talkativeness
• bigness
• largeness
• bulkiness
• verboseness
• long-windedness
• talkiness
• heftiness

2

as in concision

the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning

if brevity is the soul of wit, then that speech wasn't at all witty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concision
• conciseness
• shortness
• compactness
• succinctness
• terseness
• crispness
• briefness
• bluntness
• pithiness
• sententiousness
• abruptness
• brusqueness
• curtness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prolixity
• verbosity
• wordiness
• diffuseness
• redundancy
• long-windedness
• repetitiveness
• tautology
• repetitiousness
• periphrasis
• pleonasm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brevity

This interview was edited and condensed for clarity and brevity. —Mike Miller, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025

The song and album aren’t always as piercing as the couplet, but brevity allows Showbiz! —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025

This article has been edited and condensed for clarity and brevity. —Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025

Editor’s note: Questions were lightly edited for clarity and brevity. —Luke Smith, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025