| Main Entry: | short and sweet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | to the point |
Synonyms: |
brief, compact, concise, condensed, in a nutshell, succinct, summary |
| Main Entry: | brief |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | short, compressed |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, bluff, blunt, boiled down, breviloquent, brusque, compendiary, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, hasty, laconic, limited, little, pithy, sharp, short and sweet, skimpy, small, snippy, succinct, surly, terse, to the point |
Antonyms: |
lengthy, long |
| 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: | compendious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abridged |
Synonyms: |
abbreviated, breviloquent, brief, close, compact, compendiary, comprehensive, concise, condensed, contracted, curt, inclusive, laconic, short, short and sweet, succinct, summarized, summary, synoptic |
Antonyms: |
enlarged, lengthened, 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: | curt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt, rude |
Synonyms: |
blunt, breviloquent, brief, brusque, churlish, compendiary, compendious, concise, crusty, gruff, imperious, laconic, offhand, peremptory, pithy, sharp, short, short and sweet, snappish, snippety, snippy, succinct, summary, tart, terse, unceremonious, uncivil, ungracious |
Antonyms: |
ceremonious, civil, gracious, lengthy, polite |
| Main Entry: | laconic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | short, to the point |
Synonyms: |
breviloquent, brief, brusque, compact, compendiary, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, pithy, sententious, short and sweet, succinct, terse |
Antonyms: |
long-winded, verbose, wordy |
| 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: | pointed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | penetrating, biting |
Synonyms: |
accurate, acid, acute, barbed, boiled down, calling a spade a spade, cutting, in a nutshell, incisive, insinuating, keen, laid on the line, legit, meaty, on the button, on the nose, pertinent, pregnant, right to it, right-on, sarcastic, sharp, short-and-sweet, tart, telling, trenchant |
Antonyms: |
calming, mild, nice, soothing |
| 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 |