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Synonyms & Antonyms of aphoristic
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
- retorted with the aphoristic comment, "No one said life is fair"
Synonyms for aphoristic
- apothegmatic,
- brief,
- capsule,
- compact,
- compendious,
- concise,
- crisp,
- curt,
- elliptical
- (or elliptic),
- epigrammatic,
- laconic,
- monosyllabic,
- pithy,
- sententious,
- succinct,
- summary,
- telegraphic,
- terse,
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“Aphoristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aphoristic. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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