APHORISTIC Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

aphoristic

adjective

Definition of aphoristic

as in concise

marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning retorted with the aphoristic comment, "No one said life is fair"

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Recent Examples of aphoristic The script, written by Lowery, is filled with aphoristic barbs, especially from Sam. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026

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The networks do not submit their ad rates to public scrutiny, but these figures represent the most concise means of assessing the ratings projections for the 2026-27 season.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Expertise and experience can create faster, more concise outcomes.

— Lis Anderson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of concise

Adjective

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges, and Choudri returned to the railway agency after a brief leave of absence.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Parton, known as the Queen of Country music, died after a brief battle with cancer.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of brief

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The judge considered hundreds of pages of evidence and testimony from San Diego officials, homeowners and their lawyers and determined that the city had not met the burden for what is called summary adjudication in any of the five causes of actions.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Such rights obviously do not include summary execution at sea.

— Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025

Definition of summary

Adjective

The final section contains a collection of Akbar’s epigrammatic sayings.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
But these perfect, epigrammatic fragments almost always communicate some sort of longing, if not for a better life, then for a more convincingly stoic face to wear through it.

— Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025

Definition of epigrammatic

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