Synonyms for long-winded

Most common

wordy · prolix · tedious · verbose

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Adjective

Antonyms

short-winded, laconic, quiet

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.

   He launched into a long-winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete.

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Other spellings

longwinded

Example sentences

• tedious The journey, as I recall it, was long and tedious.
• wordy It could've been said in a less wordy way.
• verbose Sven was so verbose that his friends resorted to calling him a chatterbox.
• prolix Many readers will get lost if your writing is too prolix.

By length

4 letters

long¹

5 letters

windy², wordy²

6 letters

chatty², prolix

7 letters

lengthy², tedious³, diffuse², verbose, voluble³

9 letters

prolonged², talkative³, garrulous³, rigmarole

10 letters

protracted³, loquacious³, rigamarole

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (windy² = 2 syllables).