Circuitous and Laconic

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Circuitous adjective - Using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea.

Usage example: a circuitous explanation for what seems like a fairly basic concept

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Laconic is an antonym for circuitous.

Nearby Words: circuit, circuited, circuiting

Laconic adjective - Marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning.

Usage example: the sportscaster's color commentary tends to be laconic but very much to the point

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Circuitous is an antonym for laconic.

Nearby Words: laconically, laconical

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Laconic and Circuitous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/circuitous/laconic

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