Terse wording

Synonyms for "terse wording" (19 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Adjective(4 words)
abruptblunt phrasingbrief wordingbrusque

Strong matches (6)

Adjective(6 words)
brusque wordingcompactconciseconcise wordingcurtcurt diction

Related words (9)

Adjective(9 words)
economical phrasinglaconiclaconic phrasingprecise wordingsuccinctsuccinct phrasingsuccinct wordingterse phrasingterse tone

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries
communicationcommunication styleexpressionlanguagelinguistic propertylinguistic stylemannertonewriting style

More specific

15 entries
abrupt replybrief notebrusque instructionbrusque remarkcompact summarycondensed summarycurt directivecurt responseeconomical phrasinglaconic expressionprecise wordingsnappy replysuccinct clausesuccinct phrasingtelegraphic sentence

Collocations

9 entries
brusque instructioncurt dictionterse descriptionterse explanationterse languageterse noteterse replyterse sentenceterse tone

Inflections

3 entries
terse wordingstersertersest

Derivations

5 entries