Synonyms of long-winded

long-winded

adjective

ˌlȯŋ-ˈwin-dəd 

as in rambling

using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea

his long-winded explanation could have been boiled down to two sentences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rambling
• talkative
• prolix
• wordy
• verbose
• exaggerated
• circuitous
• garrulous
• redundant
• diffuse
• conversational
• communicative
• pleonastic
• circumlocutory
• windy
• logorrheic
• loquacious
• talky
• voluble
• repetitious
• chatty
• tautological
• periphrastic
• tautologous
• bombastic
• gaseous
• gabby
• grandiloquent
• gassy
• embroidered
• embellished
• highfalutin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concise
• succinct
• brief
• pithy
• short
• terse
• compact
• crisp
• summary
• epigrammatic
• abbreviated
• sententious
• condensed
• blunt
• aphoristic
• abrupt
• abridged
• laconic
• brusque
• curt
• compendious
• shortened
• snippy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of long-winded

All of which is a long-winded way of saying that with seven games to go, European football is very much on for David Moyes’ side — that alone shows the progression made over the past year. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026

Jake heard the news in the break room at work and almost immediately began a long-winded email to Tom. — Olivia Krupp, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026

The only certainty in these films is that the self-righteous Optimus Prime will always preach some long-winded, sleep-inducing monologue at the end of the movie before a radio-friendly Linkin Park or Imagine Dragons song blares over the credits. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026

But, by heck, Tolkien does love a long-winded description. — Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026