conciseadjective
uk/kənˈsaɪs/us/kənˈsaɪs/short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words:
Make your answers clear and concise.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not saying much
- a man/woman of few words idiom
- abrupt
- brief
- briefly
- cat
- crisp
- curt
- few
- has the cat got your tongue? idiom
- laconic
- not waste words idiom
- pithy
- quietly
- reticent
- taut
- terse
- wall
- walls have ears idiom
- waste
- well chosen
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concisely
adverb uk/kənˈsaɪs.li/us/kənˈsaɪs.li/
conciseness
noun [ U ] uk/kənˈsaɪs.nəs/us/kənˈsaɪs.nəs/also concision, uk/-ˈsɪʒ.ən/us