concise C1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /kənˈsaɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #32692 Meanings 1 adj expressing much in few words A concise explanation. Thesaurus Synonyms briefcrisplaconiclapidaryshort-windedsuccincttauttersetightcompact ↔ Opposites verboseprolixpleonasticwordylengthfullengthsomesesquipedalianturgid Word family Forms conciseness Derived forms conciselyconcisenessconcisionunconcise Related forms succinctnesstaciturnconcisely Common collocations concise explanation Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut, to strike down”). *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European concīsus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # concise **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˈsaɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 32692 ## Meanings 1. expressing much in few words ## Examples - A concise explanation. ## Synonyms - brief - crisp - laconic - lapidary - short-winded - succinct - taut - terse - tight - compact ## Antonyms - verbose - prolix - pleonastic - wordy - lengthful - lengthsome - sesquipedalian - turgid ## Derived Forms - concisely - conciseness - concision - unconcise ## Related Forms - succinctness - taciturn - concisely ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *kh₂eyd- - Root: concīsus ## Etymology From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut, to strike down”). ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown