Synonyms of in a word

in a word

phrase

as in concisely

in a few words

He managed to summarize the entire situation in a word, "complicated"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of in a word

The printers in a Moscow shop struck, because they were not paid for commas, semi-colons and periods – in a word, for punctuation. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

The trade struck many fans as further evidence that baseball has become, in a word, unfair – a case of the rich get richer. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026