The shorter the better

Synonyms for "the shorter the better" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
adagebrevitybrevity preferredbrief

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

Related words (10)

Noun(10 words)
fastermaximmore efficientprecision priorityquickershort-form guidelineshortershortness preferredsuccinctterse

Related word relations

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More general

11 entries

More specific

17 entries
brevity criterioncompact proseconcise wordingconciseness standardlabel brevity standardnuance loss riskoversimplification riskquick prototyperapid executionreadability standardshort form guidelineshorter editingshorter proposalsshorter writingstreamlined workflowsuccinct wording

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Collocations

16 entries
brevity mattersbrevity preferredbrevity standardcompact writingconcise languageconciseness prioritizeddesign efficiencyminimize lengthreadability improvementshort form favoredshorter formshorter is bettershorter lengthshorter versionsuccinct prosetext brevity

Inflections

8 entries
more briefmore concisemore tersemost briefmost concisemost terseshortershortest

Derivations

7 entries