verbosity

1 synonym and 2 antonyms for verbosity, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Noun — The habit of using more words than are truly needed to say something clearly.

Synonyms

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

verboseness

succinctness brevity

Came into English from Middle French verbosité, which in turn came from Late Latin verbōsitās. By surface analysis, it is verbose + -ity.

brevity succinctness