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succinctly

succinctly

20 5.5
In a short clear way using few words
  • adverb
  • /səkˈsɪŋktli/
translation icon : concisamente
  • One teacher worded this view quite succinctly: "People are hungry to be valued."
  • succinctly put
  • succinctly stated
  • succinctly summarized

So in in trying to describe you know who he was succinctly, that was that was difficult for me.

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Examples

  • Explaining your vision clearly, succinctly in a short period of time ends up being really important.

  • Public Citizen, a class action watchdog group, put it succinctly: The flaw in the class certification can be stated succinctly.

    Academic text (2017)
  • And I remember those words succinctly and clearly.

  • Nick, Can you say succinctly what your view about this is?

  • And so if I were to put that more succinctly, I would just say the why makes the how easy.

  • Now, how do you succinctly describe a number of something?

  • The president and chief operating officer of the French agency stated succinctly: "The purpose of the alliance is to survive."

    Academic text (1999)
  • Right now, as my supervisor told me so succinctly, I am an expensive drain on Institute finances.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • This symposium's focus is on the future of mathematics, and I've been asked to succinctly address that topic with you here tonight.

  • The manager asked her to summarize the project succinctly during the meeting.

Synonyms

clearly
vssuccinctly
881 1.0

In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

includes using few words but is a broader term for understandability
briefly
vssuccinctly
414 1.0

For a short time or in a few words

stresses clear compact expression using very few words overall
simply
vssuccinctly
110 1.0

You do this in a plain way without extra things

shares clarity but does not necessarily use minimal wording
unambiguously
vssuccinctly
9 5.5

Clearly so people understand it in only one way

is about short clear wording not only removing every possible ambiguity
crisply
vssuccinctly
7 4.4

In a clear, exact way that is easy to understand

focuses on short effective wording rather than stylistic sharpness
in brief
vssuccinctly
6 2.8

To say something in a few short words

serves as a concise summary form instead of a full explanation
concisely
vssuccinctly
6 4.4

In a clear, short way using few words

is the same short clear expression without unnecessary detail
straightforwardly
vssuccinctly
5 3.9

In a clear, honest way without hiding anything

is similar in directness but stresses shorter word choices
articulately
vssuccinctly
4 4.9

In a clear, fluent way that makes ideas easy to understand

is clear and effective but may not use very few words
tersely
vssuccinctly
3 6.4

In a short, direct way that uses few words

shares brevity but is gentler and more polite in tone
shortly
vssuccinctly
2 2.3

Using a few words

emphasises brief clear wording rather than extended detail
plainly
vssuccinctly
2 1.8

In a simple way without decoration

keeps wording short and clear but focuses more on simplicity
lucidly
vssuccinctly
1 4.0

In a clear, simple way that others can understand

focuses on clear meaning rather than strictly minimal wording
incisively
vssuccinctly
  • Formal
1 6.8

In a clear, direct way that shows good understanding

is about short clear expression rather than deep analytic force
clear and to the point
vssuccinctly
1 3.7

Easy to understand without extra details

is similar but emphasises short wording rather than only directness
intelligibly
vssuccinctly
  • Formal
1 4.9

In a clear and easy way that people can understand

is about short clear wording, not only making meaning understandable
compactly
vssuccinctly
4.2

Using few clear words without extra detail

stresses short clear wording rather than expanded explanation
perspicuously
vssuccinctly
  • Formal
8.8

Clearly so people can understand it

is primarily short and clear rather than extended explanation
pellucidly
vssuccinctly
  • Formal
8.7

In a clear, simple way that people can understand

focuses on making meaning obvious more than limiting words used

Antonyms

1 6.4

For a long time and with too many details

How Concise

laconically
1 7.8
tersely
3 6.4
succinctly
20 5.5
concisely
6 4.4
briefly
414 1.0

Surface Forms

succinctly positive

Morphology

succinctly = succinct (transparent) = succinct + ly

Standard adjective-to-adverb derivation with the productive suffix '-ly'; the adverbial meaning is directly predictable from 'succinct'.

Etymology

Succinctly comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and cingere 'to gird', and it originally meant 'girded up' — picture tightening a belt so clothes sit close to the body. That's why succinctly now means saying something in a 'tight', short way.