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Synonyms & Antonyms of monosyllabic
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 for monosyllabic
- aphoristic,
- apothegmatic,
- brief,
- capsule,
- compact,
- compendious,
- concise,
- crisp,
- curt,
- elliptical
- (or elliptic),
- epigrammatic,
- laconic,
- pithy,
- sententious,
- succinct,
- summary,
- telegraphic,
- terse,
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The first known use of monosyllabic was in 1635
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