ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsCconcise
ISEE/SSATeasy
concise
Meaning: using few words while still being clear
concise in a sentence
How concise is used in real sentences:
A concise summary includes the main idea without extra details.
Her concise explanation made the difficult rule easier to remember.
“The radio crackled with a concise warning from base camp: turn around before noon.”
— from the passage The Ridge Vote
Synonyms for concise
Other words for concise — brief, succinct and compact — carry the same meaning.
- brief
- succinct
- compact
Antonyms of concise
Words that mean the opposite of concise:
- wordy
- lengthy
Where it comes from
From Latin concidere 'to cut up, cut short' (com- + caedere 'to cut').
Word parts
- cis/cise — cut, shorten
concise: con- (thoroughly) + cis (cut)
Memory hook
Concise writing cuts away extra words.