Synonyms for compendious
- adjective
Most common
summary compact concise succinct comprehensive abridged compendiary
Definitions
- adj. 1
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
Related words
- Word family
- compendiously compendiousness compendium
Example sentences
- summary I'm not expecting details; just a summary is fine.
- compact Male gorillas are compact and powerful creatures.
- concise Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.
- succinct The epitaph engraved on the headstone was a meaningful, succinct poem.
- comprehensive Sami made a very comprehensive list of the items.
- abridged A French translation of this abridged version exists.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| compendious | falling | |
| summary | falling | |
| compact | falling | |
| concise | steady | |
| succinct | rising | |
| comprehensive | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- curt1
- 5 letters
- short1, brief1, terse1, pithy2
- 7 letters
- summary3, compact2, concise2, laconic3
- 8 letters
- abridged2, succinct2
- 9 letters
- condensed2
- 11 letters
- compendiary
- 13 letters
- comprehensive4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pithy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- compendieux