Thesaurus:verbose

Thesaurus:verbose

THESAURUS

verbose

English

Synonyms

• circumlocutory

• diffuse    [WS]

• periphrastic

• palaverous

• pleonastic

• prolix

• sesquipedalian

• verbose

• wordy

Antonyms

• concise    [WS]

• taciturn    [WS]

Hyponyms

• bombastic

• fustian    [WS]

• lexiphanic

• long-winded

• magniloquent

• garrulous

• grandiloquent

• talkative    [WS]

• windy

Hypernyms

• diffuse    [WS]

• digressive

• discursive

• excursive

• extravagant

• exuberant

• lengthy

• maundering

• ostentatious

• pretentious

• profuse

• protracted

• rambling

• redundant

• roundabout

Various

• florid

• flowery

Further reading

• “573. diffuseness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “verbose” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.