Circuitous and Terse

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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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Terse is an antonym for circuitous.

Nearby Words: circuit, circuited, circuiting

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

Usage example: could tell from his terse replies to my questions that he was in no mood to talk

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Circuitous is an antonym for terse.

Nearby Words: tersely, terseness

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Terse and Circuitous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/circuitous/terse

Circuitous & Terse. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/circuitous/terse>.

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