APHORISTICALLY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

aphoristically

adverb

as in sententiously

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Adverb

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

Adverb

When asked about the letter, Harrison smiled and responded tersely.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
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

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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The victim's son, Patrick Malone, spoke briefly to media after the execution.

— KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Nathan Fielder and Vera Wang chatted briefly as the crowd waiting to enter Alice Tully Hall grew, while Julia Fox and other beautiful downtown and Brooklyn nightlife fixtures fanned out around the auditorium.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of briefly

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All new to Laguna, crisply put through their paces by director Hunter Foster, this quartet of comic acting presences puts impressive physicality into play.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026
The chiclet keys on the Surface Laptop Ultra use a scissor-switch design with a dampened bottom-out mechanism that offers an exceptionally comfortable typing feel, despite landing softly (not crisply) at the bottom of the keystroke.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 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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