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Synonyms for wordy

  • adjective

Most common

prolix verbose long-winded tedious

All synonyms

Adjective

prolix, verbose, long-winded, tedious, long, bombastic, windy, redundant, loquacious, garrulous, talkative, voluble, diffuse, yappy, pleonastic, sesquipedalian, perissological, lengthy, chatty

Antonyms

terse, quiet, taut

All antonyms of wordy →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Using an excessive number of words.

    The story was long and very wordy.

Example sentences

  • tedious The journey, as I recall it, was long and tedious.
  • 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.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
wordysteady
tedioussteady
verboserising
prolixfalling

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

By length

4 letters
long1
5 letters
windy2, yappy
6 letters
chatty2, prolix
7 letters
lengthy2, tedious3, diffuse2, verbose, voluble3
9 letters
redundant3, talkative3, bombastic3, garrulous3
10 letters
loquacious3, pleonastic
14 letters
sesquipedalian, perissological

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