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

Much like Dear Donna at day, the menu aims for simplicity and brevity, approachability and warm sentimentality. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Default to clarity over brevity, invite async questions explicitly and resist assuming silence means agreement. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Questions and answers have been edited for brevity and clarity. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Even the climax of that event, designed for brevity, turned into a five-hour marathon that stretched to midnight. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026