Synonyms of succinct

succinct 1 of 2

adjective

as in concise

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

a pocket guide that provides succinct explanations for rules of grammar and punctuation

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

succinctness

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noun

as in concision

the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning

Caesar's observation, "I came, I saw, I conquered," is famous for its succinctness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concision
• conciseness
• shortness
• compactness
• terseness
• brevity
• crispness
• bluntness
• pithiness
• briefness
• sententiousness
• abruptness
• brusqueness
• curtness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• verbosity
• prolixity
• wordiness
• diffuseness
• redundancy
• tautology
• long-windedness
• repetitiousness
• repetitiveness
• periphrasis
• pleonasm

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