Synonyms of brevity

brevity

noun

ˈbre-və-tē 

1

as in shortness

the condition of being short

the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortness
• conciseness
• compression
• briefness
• contraction
• reducing
• abridgement
• smallness
• shortening
• minuteness
• condensation
• decreasing
• diminishing
• abbreviation
• succinctness
• abridgment
• curtailment
• terseness
• abruptness
• brusqueness
• crispness
• pithiness
• curtness
• tautness
• lessening
• shrinking
• tininess
• littleness
• laconism
• compendiousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lengthiness
• extensiveness
• extending
• extension
• prolongation
• elongation
• stretching
• growth
• protraction
• prolonging
• elongating
• expansion
• prolixity
• wordiness
• diffuseness
• volubility
• spread
• greatness
• garrulousness
• talkativeness
• bigness
• largeness
• bulkiness
• verboseness
• long-windedness
• talkiness
• heftiness

2

as in concision

the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning

if brevity is the soul of wit, then that speech wasn't at all witty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concision
• conciseness
• shortness
• compactness
• succinctness
• terseness
• crispness
• briefness
• bluntness
• pithiness
• sententiousness
• abruptness
• brusqueness
• curtness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prolixity
• verbosity
• wordiness
• diffuseness
• redundancy
• long-windedness
• repetitiveness
• tautology
• repetitiousness
• periphrasis
• pleonasm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brevity

The interview has been shortened for clarity and brevity. —Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025

And the brevity of the special session doesn’t give lawmakers time to analyze and debate the 75-page bill sufficiently. —Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025

As Kennedy and Roosevelt demonstrated, brevity, clarity, simplicity and emotional resonance create messages that stand the test of time. —Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025

Frances Ha Year: 2012 Run Time: 86 minutes Director: Noah Baumbach Noah Baumbach is the king of brevity. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025