concise synonyms

concise

modif.

succinct, brief, condensed, terse, pithy, laconic, compact, compressed, condensed, tight, compendious, cogent, pointed, to the point, economical, short and sweet*; see also short 2, terse.

concise implies the stating of much in few words, by removing all superfluous or expanded details a concise summary; terse may add to this the connotation of polished smoothness and cogency a terse style or of clipped and abrupt expression a terse command; laconic suggests brevity to the point of curtness, ambiguity, or uncommunicativeness ``You'll see,"" was his laconic reply; succinct implies clarity but compactness in the fewest words possible she spoke in succinct phrases; pithy suggests forcefulness and wit resulting from compactness pithy axioms

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