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Compendious synonyms and antonyms

kəm-pĕn'dē-əs

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concise
Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct.
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inclusive
Including or tending to include; esp., taking everything into account; reckoning everything
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succinct
Compressed into a tiny area.
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comprehensive (related)
The definition of comprehensive is covered widely or understood fully.
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short (related)
Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
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unabridged (antonym)
(Of a book or document) Not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete.
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enlarged (antonym)
abridged
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lengthened (antonym)
abridged
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brief
Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short. [from 17th c.]
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laconic
The definition of laconic refers to someone who doesn't talk a lot or uses very few words.
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lean
Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
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summary
The definition of summary is a statement presenting the main points.
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terse
The definition of terse is language that is brief and to the point.
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big (related)
Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent:
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style (related)
The slender part of a flower pistil, connecting the ovary and the stigma. The pollen tube grows through the style delivering the pollen nuclei to the ovary.
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words (related)
Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen
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compact
The definition of compact is a person or thing that takes up a small amount of space.
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one-volume (related)
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poetical (related)
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Compendious Sentence Examples

  • It is not likely that he would write in support of Cardinal Beaton's policy, and the dialect is an exaggerated form of Latinized Middle Scots, differing materially from the language of the Compendious Book.

  • Francis Hyett's Florence (London, 1903) is more recent and compendious; the author is somewhat Medicean in his views, and frequently inaccurate.

  • The earliest known edition of the Compendious Book of Psalms and Spiritual Songs (of which an unique copy is extant) dates back to 1567, though the contents were probably published in broad sheets during John Wedderburn's lifetime.

  • The catalogue of his printed and published works is to be found in his Compendious Rehearsal, as well as in his letter to Archbishop Whitgift.

  • The Ztol X ELwoLs BEoXoyu i 7 (Institutio theologica) contains a compendious account of the principles of Neoplatonism and the modifications introduced in it by Proclus himself.

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