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Synonyms for epigrammatic

Most common

pointed concise terse laconic pungent piquant

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    having the characteristics of an epigram

Related words

Word family
epigram

Example sentences

  • pointed As you've already pointed out, that was a mistake.
  • concise Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.
  • terse He was always terse on the telephone.
  • laconic "The game's afoot" is Holmes's laconic call to action.
  • pungent Pungent fumes arose from the chemical mixture.
  • piquant The piquant aroma of his food made everyone's mouth water.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
epigrammaticfalling
pointedsteady
concisesteady
terserising
laconicsteady
pungentrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
short1, terse1, pithy2
7 letters
pointed2, concise2, pungent2, laconic3, piquant2
10 letters
aphoristic
11 letters
sententious
12 letters
apothegmatic

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pithy2 = 2 syllables).