verbose

The word “verbose” has 2 syllables: ver-bose

It's pronounced as /vərˈboʊs/

What is synonym and antonym for verbose?

In the thesaurus, “verbose” has 45 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for verbose along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for verbose

bombastic
chatty
circuitous
circumlocutory
communicative
conversational
diffuse
embellished
embroidered
exaggerated
flowery
full of air
fustian
gabby
garrulous
gaseous
gassy
grandiloquent
hifalutin
highfalutin
involved
logorrheic
long-winded
loquacious
magniloquent
palaverous
periphrastic
pleonastic
prolix
rambling
redundant
repeating
repetitious
repetitive
rhetorical
talkative
talky
tautological
tautologous
tedious
tortuous
voluble
windy
wordy
yacking

Antonyms for verbose

abbreviated
abridged
abrupt
aphoristic
blunt
brief
brusk
brusque
compact
compendious
concise
condensed
crisp
curt
epigrammatic
laconic
pithy
sententious
short
shortened
snippy
succinct
summary
terse

Meanings of verbose

adjective
1. Abounding in words, containing more words than necessary; long-winded.
2. Producing unusually detailed output for diagnostic purposes.

Example Sentences

The professor's explanation was too verbose, making it hard to follow the main points.
She edited the document to remove the verbose descriptions and make it more concise.
While his speech was insightful, it was criticized for being unnecessarily verbose.
The verbose nature of the report frustrated the team, as they were looking for a summary.
Some people enjoy his writing style, but others find it overly verbose and tedious to read.

On this page you'll find 69 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to verbose, such as: abbreviated, abridged, abrupt, aphoristic, blunt, bombastic, brief.

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