Pithy synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Free of superfluous words; concise in a polished, smooth way; succinct
trenchant (related)
(Archaic) Cutting; sharp
Of or like an aphorism
Having a rough finish produced by a pointed tool. Used of masonry.
Closefitting
Forceful and to the point, as a reason or argument; compelling; convincing
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Done or effected by force; involving the use of force
Full of, or fond of using, maxims, proverbs, etc., esp. in a way that is ponderously trite and moralizing
Having the characteristics of an epigram
To the point; sharp:
(Of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point. (Esp. in make it crisp.)
in-a-nutshell
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short (related)
Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
Brief and to the point; concise:
The definition of forceful is someone or something that is strong and powerful.
Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
Showing or conveying meaning, especially without words:
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Of a person or a body part, large and solid.
Having or expressing a meaning:
long-winded (antonym)
Wearisomely verbose:
verbose (antonym)
Verbose is defined as a person who uses way too many words, or who talks a lot.
wordy (antonym)
Containing or using many or too many words; verbose
Pertaining to, or in the form of, an epigram.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Precisely meaningful and tersely cogent
down to brass tacks
meaning (related)
Disposed or intended in a specified manner. Often used in combination:
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.
witty (related)
quotable (related)
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humorous (related)
self-deprecate (related)
acerbic (related)
Producing results; fruitful:
Marked by aphorisms; aphoristic:
Find another word for pithy. In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pithy, like: terse, weighty, trenchant, aphoristic, pointed, succinct, cogent, forcible, substantial, sententious and epigrammatic.