succinct
Cutting no fat
Succinct describes expression that is compact, precise, and free of unnecessary words.
A succinct answer gets to the point without rambling; a succinct summary captures the essentials without padding.
The word carries approval—being succinct is a virtue in writing and speech, suggesting clarity of thought and respect for the reader's or listener's time.
Her succinct reply ended the debate.
The report was admirably succinct.
Habitually uncommunicative
- laconicBrief in expression
- reservedRestrained in manner
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
- sparingUsing resources minimally
uncommunicative · understated · quiet · restrained · measured · few words · man of few words · woman of few words
Brief in expression
- curtAbruptly rude in speech
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- brusqueAbrupt and dismissive
abrupt · spare · lean · crisp · no-nonsense · unadorned · plain-spoken · direct
Shortness of expression
- briefShort in duration
- condensedMade more compact
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
- synopsisCondensed version of content
abridged · epitome · gist · precise · outline · compact · economical · compressed
taciturn
Habitually uncommunicative
- laconicBrief in expression
- reservedRestrained in manner
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
sparing · uncommunicative · understated · quiet · restrained · measured · few words · man of few words · woman of few words
laconic
Brief in expression
brusque · abrupt · spare · lean · crisp · no-nonsense · unadorned · plain-spoken · direct · stark
brevity
Shortness of expression
synopsis · abridged · epitome · gist · precise · outline · compact · economical · compressed · distilled
aphoristic
Concisely truth-telling
- epigrammaticCleverly concise in expression
- pointedTapering to a tip
- wittyCleverly humorous
incisive · trenchant · pungent · memorable · quotable · sharp · clever · apt · well-turned · snappy
- brevitybrevity, terse, pithy, laconic, brief
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, lucidity
- SAT vocabularyaesthetic, ambiguous, benevolent, candid, diligent
- shortshort, brief, small, little, tiny
- concise writingbrief, short, terse, crisp, tight
- Language Wordsverbal, oral, written, spoken, fluent
succinctverbose
More words than necessary
wordy · long-winded · prolix · redundant · lengthy
succinctrambling
Long-winded and unfocused
circuitous · circumlocutory · meandering · discursive · digressive
succinctconvoluted
Excessively complex or twisted
muddled · embellished · embroidered · ornate · flowery