short answers
Quick, concise responses
Short answers are brief responses, typically a word or phrase rather than a full sentence.
In grammar, they're minimal replies that echo the question's structure: Did you go? Yes, I did.
Teachers request short answers on tests when they want concise responses rather than essays.
In casual speech, giving someone short answers suggests being curt or uncooperative.
- briefShort in duration
- conciseBriefly and clearly stated
- terseBrief to bluntness
- curtAbruptly rude in speech
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
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- ellipsisellipsis, gapping, sluicing, stripping, sprouting
- scholarship essayscollege essays, admission essays, application essays, academic essays
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
- brush-offsbrush off, brush-off, cold shoulder, ignore, snub
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Exam items requiring elaboration
essays · in-depth analysis · dissertations · treatises · term papers
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Documented scholarly investigations
dissertations · essays · term papers · analytical essays · expository writing
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