Meaning & use
concise
Expressing the needed information clearly in few words.
See it in a sentence
Please send a concise update before the meeting.
Her concise explanation made the rules easy to follow.
A note on using this word
Concise writing is short without leaving out what the reader needs; a response can be brief but incomplete.
Words with a similar meaning
briefsuccinct
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Words with an opposite meaning
wordyverbose
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