Synonyms of curtly

curtly

adverb

as in concisely

in a few words

the beleaguered mayor curtly answered all questions with a simple "No comment"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concisely
• briefly
• tersely
• shortly
• laconically
• summarily
• succinctly
• crisply
• precisely
• pithily
• in brief
• compactly
• elliptically
• abruptly
• in a word
• in sum
• in a nutshell
• exactly
• sententiously
• in short
• brusquely
• bluntly
• aphoristically
• bluffly
• monosyllabically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diffusely
• wordily
• verbosely
• redundantly
• repetitiously
• long-windedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of curtly

Juliette later makes a stop to see Shirley, who is still being unreasonably pouty about her amnesiac friend not remembering her — and is, again, curtly dismissive of Juliette’s search for Lukas. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026

But Ruben curtly responds that the only real homophobe is Niall himself. — Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026

The Yangs were called in and curtly told the judgment was being overturned, their lawsuit dismissed without trial. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025