Meaning & use

concise

adjective·Advanced

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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