| 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: | comprehensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inclusive |
Synonyms: |
absolute, across the board, all-embracing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, catholic, compendious, complete, comprising, containing, discursive, encircling, encyclopedic, exhaustive, expansive, extensive, far-reaching, full, general, global, in depth, infinite, lock stock and barrel, of great scope, overall, sweeping, synoptic, the big picture, the whole shebang, the works, thorough, umbrella, wall-to-wall, whole, wide, widespread |
Antonyms: |
exclusive, incomprehensive, particular, selective, specific |
| 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 |
| Notes: | use terse to characterize brevity or succinctness of expression in a person; concise is used to characterize this in a message |
Antonyms: |
expansive, lengthy, long, long-winded, redundant, repetitive, wordy |