Terse prose

Synonyms for "terse prose" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Adjective(4 words)
acerbicbrevity guidelinebriefbrief passage

Strong matches (6)

Adjective(6 words)
brusquecompact proseconciseconcise excerptconcise proseconciseness rule

Related words (10)

Adjective(10 words)
curtdirectefficientlaconicprecisesharpshort samplesuccinctsuccinct proseterse style

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More general

9 entries
communicationcommunication guidelineexcerptprose stylestyletechnical writing principletext sampletonewriting style

More specific

14 entries
brusque phrasingcurt phrasinginstructional brevityinstructional proselaconiclaconic prosemanual styleminimalist prosepithyreadability guidelinesharp wordingsuccincttechnical writingtelegraphic prose

Collocations

11 entries
laconic prosesuccinct prosetelegraphic proseterse descriptionterse languageterse paragraphterse prose passageterse prose styleterse prose writingterse sentenceterse wording

Inflections

2 entries
most terseterser

Derivations

4 entries
brief proseconcise proseterse styleterseness

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