Synonyms of briefness

briefness

noun

1

as in shortness

the condition of being short

the briefness of the instructions rendered them less than helpful

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in concision

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

in this case the briefness of the essay is not a drawback because it says all that needs to be said and does so with eloquence

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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