CONCISE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONCISE?

Need another word that means the same as “concise”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “concise” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Concise” are: succinct, short, brief, pithy, incisive, short and sweet, crisp

Concise as an Adjective

Definitions of "Concise" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “concise” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Expressing much in few words.
• Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.

Synonyms of "Concise" as an adjective (7 Words)

brief	(of clothing) very short. Be brief and don t talk for longer than is necessary.
crisp	(of something seen or heard) clearly defined. A crisp retort.
incisive	(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking. As sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang.
pithy	Concise and full of meaning. Welcomed her pithy comments.
short	Tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening. Only a few short months.
short and sweet	Deficient in retentiveness or range.
succinct	(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed. Use short succinct sentences.

Usage Examples of "Concise" as an adjective

• A concise account of the country's history.
• A concise explanation.

Associations of "Concise" (30 Words)

abbreviate	Shorten. Network is often abbreviated to net.
abbreviated	Cut short in duration. An abbreviated swimsuit.
abbreviation	The process of abbreviating something. Nursing records must be written without abbreviation.
brevity	Shortness of time. The brevity of human life.
brief	Instruct a barrister by brief. His brief is to turn round the county s fortunes.
brusque	Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. She could be brusque and impatient.
clarity	The quality of being coherent and intelligible. It was clarity of purpose that he needed.
compact	A mass of powdered metal compacted together in preparation for sintering. This compact car has plenty of boot space.
compendious	Containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way. A compendious study.
conciseness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
drawl	Speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds. Drawl one s vowels.
ephemeral	An ephemeral plant. Works of more than ephemeral interest.
fleeting	Lasting for a very short time. For a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy.
handbook	A book giving information such as facts on a particular subject or instructions for operating a machine. A handbook of poisonous plants.
interlude	Perform an interlude. The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation.
laconic	Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. The laconic reply yes.
mortality	Death, especially on a large scale. Post operative mortality was 90 per cent for some operations.
pithiness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
pithy	Concise and full of meaning- Hervey Allen. Welcomed her pithy comments.
provisional	A provisional stamp. Norman as yet had only a provisional licence.
sententious	Abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing- Kathleen Barnes. He tried to encourage his men with sententious rhetoric.
short	Create a short circuit in. A short sale.
succinct	Briefly giving the gist of something. Succinct comparisons.
succinctness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
summary	A brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form. A summary of Chapter Three.
terse	Sparing in the use of words; abrupt. A terse statement.
transience	An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying. The transience of life and happiness.
transient	A short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load. Transient laborers.
transitory	Lasting a very short time. Transitory periods of medieval greatness.
truncate	Approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one. Like many women of her generation who were at school just before the war she was obliged to truncate her education.