terseness
The word “terseness” has 2 syllables: terse-ness
It's pronounced as /ˈtɜrs.nəs/
What is synonym and antonym for terseness?
In the thesaurus, “terseness” has 14 synonyms and 11 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for terseness along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for terseness
- abruptness
- bluntness
- brevity
- briefness
- brusqueness
- compactness
- conciseness
- concision
- crispness
- curtness
- pithiness
- sententiousness
- shortness
- succinctness
Antonyms for terseness
- diffuseness
- long-windedness
- periphrasis
- pleonasm
- prolixity
- redundancy
- repetitiousness
- repetitiveness
- tautology
- verbosity
- wordiness
Example Sentences
- The terseness of his reply indicated his irritation.
- Her terseness in meetings often left colleagues feeling uneasy.
- The report’s terseness made it quick to read but hard to understand.
- His terseness was a result of being pressed for time.
- The teacher appreciated the terseness of the student’s answers.
On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to terseness, such as: abruptness, bluntness, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, compactness, conciseness.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
laconism
- abbreviation
- abridgement
- abridgment
- abruptness
- blackout
- brevity
- briefness
- brusqueness
- calm
- censorship
- compendiousness
- compression
- conciseness
- condensation
- contraction
- crispness
- curtailment
- curtness
- dead air
- death
- decreasing
- diminishing
- dumbness
- hush
- hush-hush
- inarticulateness
- iron curtain
- lessening
- littleness
- lull
- minuteness
- muteness
- noiselessness
- peace
- pithiness
- quiescence
- quiet
- quietness
- quietude
- reducing
- reserve
- reticence
- saturninity
- secrecy
- shortening
- shortness
- shrinking
- sleep
- smallness
- soundlessness
- speechlessness
- still
- stillness
- succinctness
- sulk
- sullenness
- taciturnity
- tautness
- terseness
- tininess
- uncommunicativeness
- wordlessness
abruptness
- amazement
- astonishment
- astoundment
- attack
- awe
- bank
- bend
- bevel
- bewilderment
- bias
- bluntness
- bombshell
- brevity
- briefness
- brusqueness
- cant
- compactness
- conciseness
- concision
- consternation
- crispness
- curiosity
- curtness
- curveball
- declination
- declivity
- deflection
- descent
- deviation
- diagonal
- disappointment
- disillusion
- downgrade
- epiphany
- eureka
- eye-opener
- fortune
- godsend
- gradient
- hill
- inclination
- incline
- incredulity
- jolt
- kick
- lean
- leaning
- marvel
- miracle
- miscalculation
- obliqueness
- obliquity
- phenomenon
- pitch
- pithiness
- portent
- precipitance
- precipitation
- precipitousness
- prodigy
- ramp
- rarity
- revelation
- rise
- rising ground
- sententiousness
- shelf
- shock
- shortness
- skew
- start
- steepness
- stupefaction
- succinctness
- suddenness
- swag
- sway
- terseness
- thunderbolt
- tip
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- whammy
- wonder
- wonderment
impermanence
- alternation
- anxiety
- being
- brevity
- capriciousness
- changeability
- changeableness
- conciseness
- concision
- condensation
- crispness
- curtness
- disequilibrium
- disquiet
- economy
- ephemerality
- evanescence
- fickleness
- fitfulness
- fleetingness
- flesh
- flightiness
- fluctuation
- fluidity
- frailty
- fugitiveness
- hesitation
- homo sapiens
- human race
- humanity
- humankind
- immaturity
- impermanency
- inconsistency
- inquietude
- insecureness
- insecurity
- instability
- irregularity
- irresolution
- momentariness
- mutability
- oscillation
- pithiness
- pliancy
- pointedness
- precariousness
- restlessness
- ricketiness
- shakiness
- shortness
- succinctness
- temporality
- temporariness
- terseness
- transience
- transiency
- transitoriness
- uncertainty
- unfixedness
- unpredictability
- unreliability
- unstableness
- unsteadiness
- unsureness
- vacillation
- variability
- volatility
- vulnerability
- wavering
- weakness
- wobbliness
tautness
- abbreviation
- abridgement
- abridgment
- abruptness
- ache
- affliction
- agony
- alarm
- albatross
- anxiety
- apprehensiveness
- astriction
- balance
- brevity
- briefness
- bruise
- brunt
- brusqueness
- burden
- clutch
- compendiousness
- compression
- conciseness
- condensation
- constriction
- contraction
- crispness
- crunch
- curtailment
- curtness
- decreasing
- diminishing
- disquiet
- disquietude
- distention
- draw
- dread
- durability
- effort
- endeavor
- exertion
- expectancy
- extension
- fear
- fearfulness
- ferment
- flutter
- force
- hardship
- hassle
- heat
- impatience
- injury
- intensity
- jerk
- laconism
- lessening
- littleness
- minuteness
- misgiving
- mistrust
- nervous tension
- nervousness
- oppression
- overextension
- passion
- pithiness
- pressure
- protraction
- pull
- reducing
- restlessness
- rigidity
- shortening
- shortness
- shrinking
- smallness
- solidity
- soundness
- sprain
- spring
- stability
- steadiness
- stiffness
- strain
- straining
- strength
- stress
- stretch
- stretching
- struggle
- substantiality
- succinctness
- tenseness
- tension
- tensity
- terseness
- tightness
- tininess
- traction
- trauma
- trepidation
- trial
- twist
- urgency
- worry
- wrench
decreasing
- abating
- abbreviating
- abbreviation
- abridgement
- abridging
- abridgment
- abruptness
- alleviating
- brevity
- briefness
- brusqueness
- clipping
- collapsing
- compendiousness
- compressing
- compression
- conciseness
- condensation
- condensing
- confinement
- confining
- constricting
- constriction
- contracting
- contraction
- crispness
- cropping
- crumbling
- curtailing
- curtailment
- curtness
- cutting
- cutting back
- cutting down
- de-escalating
- declining
- decrease
- deflating
- deflation
- denting
- depleting
- descending
- dieting
- diminishing
- diminution
- discounting
- docking
- downscaling
- downsizing
- drawing together
- dropping
- dwindling
- easing
- ebbing
- elision
- evaporating
- evaporation
- falling
- falling away
- flagging
- giving out
- knocking down
- laconism
- lessening
- letting up
- littleness
- lopping
- lowering
- marking down
- minimizing
- minuteness
- moderating
- modifying
- modulating
- narrowing
- nicking
- omission
- omitting
- palling
- paring
- paring down
- phasing down
- pithiness
- plunging
- pruning
- qualifying
- receding
- recession
- reducing
- reduction
- relaxing
- relenting
- remitting
- retrenching
- settling
- shortening
- shortness
- shrinkage
- shrinking
- shrivelling
- sinking
- slackening
- slashing
- sliding
- slipping
- smallness
- subsiding
- succinctness
- tapering
- tapering off
- tautness
- tensing
- terseness
- tightening
- tininess
- toppling
- tottering
- trimming
- truncating
- tumbling
- vanishing
- waning
- weakening
- whittling
- withdrawal
- withdrawing