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Synonyms & Antonyms of compendious
1
covering everything or all important points
- her compendious knowledge of the monarch butterfly
Synonyms for compendious
- all-embracing,
- all-in
- [chiefly British],
- all-inclusive,
- broad-gauge
- (or broad-gauged),
- complete,
- comprehensive,
- cover-all,
- cyclopedic,
- embracive,
- encyclopedic,
- exhaustive,
- full,
- global,
- in-depth,
- inclusive,
- omnibus,
- panoramic,
- thorough,
- universal
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2
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
- a compendious summary of the referendum before the voters
Synonyms for compendious
- aphoristic,
- apothegmatic,
- brief,
- capsule,
- compact,
- concise,
- crisp,
- curt,
- elliptical
- (or elliptic),
- epigrammatic,
- laconic,
- monosyllabic,
- pithy,
- sententious,
- succinct,
- summary,
- telegraphic,
- terse,
- thumbnail
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The first known use of compendious was in the 14th century
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