Synonyms of monosyllabic

monosyllabic

adjective

as in concise

marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning

the sullen teenager would give only a monosyllabic response to even the friendliest question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concise
• brief
• summary
• terse
• laconic
• epigrammatic
• curt
• elliptic
• pithy
• succinct
• short
• blunt
• aphoristic
• telegraphic
• sententious
• compact
• elliptical
• capsule
• compendious
• crisp
• thumbnail
• brusque
• abbreviated
• condensed
• abrupt
• apothegmatic
• shortened
• brusk
• meaningful
• curtailed
• meaty
• abridged
• snippy
• substantial
• snippety
• significant
• well-turned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wordy
• verbose
• prolix
• redundant
• diffuse
• repetitious
• circuitous
• rambling
• tautological
• windy
• circumlocutory
• long-winded
• enlarged
• exaggerated
• pleonastic
• tautologous
• supplemented
• inflated
• expanded
• embroidered
• embellished

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• wordy
• verbose
• prolix
• redundant
• diffuse
• repetitious
• circuitous
• rambling
• tautological
• windy
• circumlocutory
• long-winded
• enlarged
• exaggerated
• pleonastic
• tautologous
• supplemented
• inflated
• expanded
• embroidered
• embellished

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