APHORISTICALLY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

aphoristically

adverb

as in sententiously

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Perhaps no Georgia player has ever succinctly summed up Gunner Stockton better than defensive lineman Jordan Hall.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
It could be summed up succinctly as The Notebook meets Eat Pray Love, but Morrison and Julia Cox’s (Nyad) screenplay give it its own alternating rhythms.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of succinctly

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Just about all of their artistry is exerted on the script, which deftly intercuts between the time frames, advancing their plots in episodes that, though tersely dramatic, are superficial in their efficiency.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
That’s how Graeme McDowell tersely justified his reason for joining controversial LIV Golf in 2022.

— CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of tersely

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There is one fascinating bit after the next in this exhibit, all laid out concisely by Henneman in the wall text.

— Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Communicating it simply and concisely requires a clear framework, strong data and deep business understanding.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of concisely

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Earlier Thursday, prediction markets platform Polymarket briefly halted trading because of a compromise of third-party software.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
At this moment, per Sky News coverage, proceedings were briefly interrupted by the snoring of a member of the public who had fallen asleep in the gallery.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of briefly

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Perhaps like one’s heart crisply split in two, spilling its squelched juices, like the baobab fruit broken open by the stylish monkey in The Lion King, my favorite vintage cartoon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
This crisply cropped jacket from Theory is polished enough to wear to the office with suiting.

— Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of crisply

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Juliette later makes a stop to see Shirley, who is still being unreasonably pouty about her amnesiac friend not remembering her — and is, again, curtly dismissive of Juliette’s search for Lukas.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026
But Ruben curtly responds that the only real homophobe is Niall himself.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026

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