Terseness

Synonyms for "terseness" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(4 words)

brevity briefness brusqueness conciseness

chastity clarity comeliness

Adjective(1 words)

concise writing

Strong matches (12)

Noun(1 words)

dignity directness discrimination distinction dumbness ease economy felicity finish flow fluency

Related words (19)

good tastegrace lucidity muteness naturalness neatness perspicuity plainness polish propriety purity quietude refinement reserve restraint silence simplicity taste

Noun(1 words)

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6 entries

brevitycommunication styleeconomy of languageexpressive stylespeech stylestyle

More specific

6 entries

brusque remarkcompact prosecurt replylaconic phrasingsuccinct wordingterse instruction

Collocations

5 entries

academic tersenessextreme tersenesslinguistic tersenessstylistic tersenessutter terseness

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

terser terserness

Antonyms

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