Synonyms of brevity

brevity

noun

ˈbre-və-tē 

1

as in shortness

the condition of being short

the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortness
• conciseness
• compression
• briefness
• contraction
• reducing
• smallness
• shortening
• minuteness
• condensation
• decreasing
• diminishing
• abbreviation
• succinctness
• abridgment
• curtailment
• terseness
• abruptness
• brusqueness
• crispness
• curtness
• tautness
• pithiness
• lessening
• shrinking
• tininess
• littleness
• laconism
• compendiousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lengthiness
• extensiveness
• extending
• extension
• prolongation
• elongation
• stretching
• growth
• protraction
• prolonging
• elongating
• expansion
• prolixity
• wordiness
• diffuseness
• volubility
• spread
• greatness
• garrulousness
• talkativeness
• bigness
• largeness
• bulkiness
• verboseness
• long-windedness
• talkiness
• heftiness

2

as in concision

the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning

if brevity is the soul of wit, then that speech wasn't at all witty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concision
• conciseness
• shortness
• compactness
• succinctness
• terseness
• crispness
• briefness
• bluntness
• pithiness
• sententiousness
• abruptness
• brusqueness
• curtness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prolixity
• verbosity
• wordiness
• diffuseness
• redundancy
• long-windedness
• repetitiveness
• tautology
• repetitiousness
• periphrasis
• pleonasm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brevity

Ramsay highlighted the brevity of World Cup games. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

The conversation was edited for brevity and clarity. — John Blake, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

This story has been edited for brevity and clarity. — Helen Acevedo, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026

There is a brevity and directness to Liden’s work that allows for easy entry. — Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026