APOTHEGMATIC Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

apothegmatic

adjective

Definition of apothegmatic

as in concise

marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning his clear-sighted assessments of today's political leaders are delivered with an apothegmatic forcefulness

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Both, along with the rest of Iraola’s staff, wasted no time trying to implement the Spaniard’s vision, helped by the clear and concise messaging Murillo praises the head coach for.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Conversations about tough topics don’t have to be concise, comfortable, or perfectly balanced to be healthy.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of concise

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Deputies and police officers already at the courthouse pursued Guerrero during a brief foot chase and captured him, officials said.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Men’s domestic cricket in Pakistan, aside from a brief spell from 2019 to 2023 while former Test captain Imran Khan was the country’s prime minister and instigated change, is divided between teams from regions and departments.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 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

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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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