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Another word for terse

terse Synonyms

terse

modif.

short, pithy, laconic, taut, compact, brief, concise, pointed, neat, exact, trenchant, epigrammatic, cryptic, to the point, carefully edited, precise, abrupt, curt, clipped, brusque; see also abrupt 2, concise, short 2.

Antonyms verbose*, wordy, prolix. See syn. study at concise.concise.

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Another word for terse

adjective

Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen:

brief, compendious, concise, laconic, lean², short, succinct, summary. See big, style, words

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I could tell by her terse response Molly was nearby.
Dean leaned over his stepfather's shoulder to read the terse response.
His terse voice followed her.
The sound of thrown objects, yells, and stomps were followed by Ginger Dawkins's terse announcement that she was moving to the Beaumont, alone, thank you.
This is a very terse way of putting a crucial objection to Burke's whole view of French affairs in 1789.

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