Tersest

Synonyms for "tersest" (130 found)

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Closest matches (26)

abrupt brusque concise curt laconic succinct abbreviated abridged aphoristic aposiopestic attic axiomatic bluff blunt brief caustic chaste ciceronian classic classical

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clear clear-cut clipped

Adjective(3 words)

abrupt brief brusque

Strong matches (39)

close close-tongued closemouthed compact compendious compressed concentrated condensed contracted crisp cut direct distilled docked dumb easy economical of words elegant elliptic elliptical

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epigrammatic finished fleeting formulaic formulistic gnomic graceful gracile gruff incisive indisposed to talk lean

Adjective(4 words)

concise crisp laconic lapidary

Adjective(3 words)

crisp curt laconic

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