| Main Entry: | epigrammatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concise |
Synonyms: |
pithy, terse, witty |
| Main Entry: | compact |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | short, brief |
Synonyms: |
boiled down, compendious, concise, epigrammatic, in a nutshell, laconic, make a long story short, marrowy, meaty, pithy, pointed, short and sweet, succinct, terse, to the point |
| Notes: | a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities |
Antonyms: |
big, large, lengthy, long, unabridged |
| Main Entry: | concise |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | short, to the point |
Synonyms: |
abridged, boiled down, breviloquent, brief, compact, compendiary, compendious, compressed, condensed, curt, epigrammatic, in a nutshell, laconic, lean, marrowy, meaty, pithy, short and sweet, succinct, summary, synoptic, terse |
Antonyms: |
expansive, lengthy, long, long-winded, redundant, repetitive, wordy |
| Main Entry: | meaty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | significant |
Synonyms: |
compact, epigrammatic, factual, full of content, interesting, meaningful, pithy, pointed, profound, rich, substantial, weighty |
Antonyms: |
insignificant, thin |
| Main Entry: | pithy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brief, to the point |
Synonyms: |
cogent, compact, concise, crisp, curt, down to brass tacks, effective, epigrammatic, expressive, honed, laconic, meaningful, meaty, pointed, short, short-and-sweet, significant, succinct, terse, trenchant |
Antonyms: |
long-winded, verbose, wordy |
| Main Entry: | short |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abridged |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, abbreviated, aphoristic, bare, boiled down, breviloquent, brief, compendiary, compendious, compressed, concise, condensed, curtailed, curtate, cut short, cut to the bone, decreased, decurtate, diminished, epigrammatic, fleeting, in a nutshell, laconic, lessened, little, momentary, not protracted, pithy, pointed, precise, sententious, short and sweet, short-lived, short-term, shortened, succinct, summarized, summary, terse, undersized, unprolonged, unsustained |
Antonyms: |
large, lengthy, long, unabridged |
| Main Entry: | terse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brief, short |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, aphoristic, boiled down, breviloquent, brusque, clear-cut, clipped, close, compact, compendiary, compendious, concise, condensed, crisp, cryptic, curt, cut to the bone, elliptical, epigrammatic, exact, gnomic, in a nutshell, incisive, laconic, lean, neat, pithy, pointed, precise, sententious, short and sweet, snappy, succinct, summary, taut, to the point, trenchant |
Antonyms: |
lengthy, long-winded, prolix, wordy |
| Main Entry: | thumbnail |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | condensed |
Synonyms: |
abbreviated, abridged, brief, compact, concise, contracted, curtailed, epigrammatic, short, short and sweet, succinct, summary, to the point, truncated |
| Main Entry: | witty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | funny and clever |
Synonyms: |
amusing, bright, brilliant, campy, crazy*, diverting, droll, entertaining, epigrammatic, facetious, fanciful, gay, humorous, ingenious, intelligent, jocose, jocular, joshing, keen, lively, original, penetrating, piercing, piquant, quick-witted, ridiculous, scintillating, screaming, slapstick, sparkling, waggish, whimsical |
Antonyms: |
serious, unamusing, unfunny |
| Main Entry: | sententious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concise |
Synonyms: |
abounding, aphoristic, brief, epigrammatic, laconic, meaningful, moralistic, pithy, pompous, pretentious, short, terse |