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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Federica Tosi Federica Tosi’s concise collection also leaned on approachable pieces conveying confidence and sense of ease.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of concise

Adjective

The drug induces a powerful loss of personal identity and a brief but total dissolution of time and space.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Getting over this final hurdle comes after months of delays, including the major antitrust lawsuit from a coalition of 12 states, and even a Hail Mary last ditch amicus brief from a grassroots coalition that sought to block the merger entirely.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 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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