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
• abridgement
• smallness
• shortening
• minuteness
• condensation
• decreasing
• diminishing
• abbreviation
• succinctness
• abridgment
• curtailment
• terseness
• abruptness
• brusqueness
• crispness
• pithiness
• curtness
• tautness
• 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

The conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025

The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. —Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 May 2025

For all its visual brevity, minimalist fashion isn’t always totally effortless to pull off. —Christina Pérez, Vogue, 10 May 2025

Here are a few excerpts, edited and condensed for clarity and brevity. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025