Antonyms for concise
kənˈsaɪscon·cise

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1. conciseadjective

   Antonyms:
   verbose

   Synonyms:
   succinct

2. conciseadjective

   brief, yet including all important information

   Synonyms:
   succinct

   Antonyms:
   verbose

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. concise

   Anything short or brief is of relatively small extent. That which is concise (Latin con-, with, together, and cædo, cut) is trimmed down, and that which is condensed (Latin con-, with, together, and densus, thick) is, as it were, pressed together, so as to include as much as possible within a small space. That which is compendious (Latin com-, together, and pendo, weigh) gathers the substance of a matter into a few words, weighty and effective. The succinct (Latin succinctus, from sub-, under, and cingo, gird; girded from below) has an alert effectiveness as if girded for action. The summary is compacted to the utmost, often to the point of abruptness; as, we speak of a summary statement or a summary dismissal. That which is terse (Latin tersus, from tergo, rub off) has an elegant and finished completeness within the smallest possible compass, as if rubbed or polished down to the utmost. A sententious style is one abounding in sentences that are singly striking or memorable, apart from the context; the word may be used invidiously of that which is pretentiously oracular. A pithy utterance gives the gist of a matter effectively, whether in rude or elegant style.

   Antonyms:
   diffuse, lengthy, long, prolix, tedious, verbose, wordy

   Synonyms:
   brief, compact, compendious, condensed, laconic, neat, pithy, sententious, short, succinct, terse

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. concise

   Antonyms:
   diffuse, prolix, verbose, circumlocutory, rambling, discursive

   Synonyms:
   condensed, terse, pregnant, expressive, pointed, neat, compendious, succinct, summary, brief, short

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

1. conciseadjective

   expressing much in few words

   "a concise explanation"

   Antonyms:
   diffuse, tautologic, long-winded, tedious, verbal, redundant, prolix, tautological, wordy, windy, pleonastic, verbose

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. conciseadjective

   Antonyms:
   diffuse, prolix

   Synonyms:
   epigrammatic, sententious, succinct, laconic, pithy

How to use concise in a sentence?

1. George Hobica:

   I get better responses quicker than by picking up the phone, it’s partly because you can use smiley faces and not be so angry, which comes out over the phone in your tone of voice. At 140 characters, you have to be more concise and to the point.

2. John Mayer:

   Were going to the public with things like published research papers and having raised enough money to really build some pilot programs. We have some really great data and ... we want it to be working first so that a lot of the questions were answered before we brought things to people by way of awareness, i think it just makes it that much more compelling and much more concise to bring it to people with the message being, Hey, this is not taking something that is zero to try to get it to five. This is something that is at 50 and we want to get it to 100.

3. John Rushworth:

   A clear, concise message that solved a need was key to those first sales, once I had the trust of my customers, the rest was history.

4. Ian Gershengorn:

   It will put a premium on concise questions and concise answers.

5. William Jr. Strunk:

   Vigorous writing is concise.

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