What is "concise" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does concise mean in English? Meaning of concise definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "concise" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "concise": expressing much in few words

Adjective

  • Meaning: expressing much in few words
  • Example: a concise explanation
  • Synonyms: concise
  • Antonyms: prolix
  • Similar: aphoristic apothegmatic brief compact compendious crisp cryptic curt elliptic elliptical epigrammatic laconic pithy sententious succinct summary telegraphic terse
  • Also see: taciturn
  • Adjective: brief, yet including all important information
  • Synonyms:

    terse, pithy, succinct, brief, compact, compendious, condensed, curt, epigrammatic, laconic, lean, meaty, short and sweet, summary, marrowy, abridged, boiled down, breviloquent, compendiary, compressed, in a nutshell, synoptic,

    Antonyms:

    long-winded, wordy, redundant, repetitive, lengthy, expansive, long,

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    concise in English: concise
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