Sententious
Sententious adjective - Marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning.
Usage example: memoirs that are filled with sententious observations on love, marriage, and happiness
Shortened and sententious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shortened" instead an adjective "Sententious".
Nearby Word: sentential
Shortened
Shortened adjective - Cut short.
Sententious and shortened are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sententious" instead an adjective "Shortened".
Nearby Words: short, shortening
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- summary and sententious
- summary and shortened
- brief and sententious
- brief and shortened
- short and sententious
- short and shortened
- compact and sententious
- compact and shortened
- compressed and sententious
- compressed and shortened
- condensed and sententious
- condensed and shortened
- concise and sententious
- concise and shortened
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Shortened and Sententious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sententious/shortened
Sententious & Shortened. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sententious/shortened>.
Shortened or Sententious. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sententious/shortened.
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