Related Words:
- compressed
collapse - reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air"
- pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed"
- flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) related words >
- Spartan,
- abbreviated,
- abridged,
- abstracted,
- aposiopestic,
- bobbed,
- brief,
- brusque,
- capsule,
- capsulized,
- clamped,
- clipped,
- close,
- close-knit,
- close-textured,
- close-woven,
- compact,
- compacted,
- compendious,
- concentrated,
- concise,
- concrete,
- condensed,
- congested,
- consolidated,
- constricted,
- contracted,
- crammed,
- crammed full,
- cramped,
- crisp,
- cropped,
- crowded,
- curt,
- curtailed,
- cut,
- cut short,
- dense,
- digested,
- docked,
- elided,
- elliptic,
- epigrammatic,
- firm,
- gluey,
- gnomic,
- hard,
- heavy,
- impenetrable,
- impermeable,
- jam-packed,
- jammed,
- knitted,
- laconic,
- massive,
- mowed,
- mown,
- nipped,
- nonporous,
- packed,
- pinched,
- pinched-in,
- pithy,
- pointed,
- pollard,
- polled,
- pruned,
- puckered,
- pursed,
- reaped,
- reserved,
- sententious,
- serried,
- shaved,
- sheared,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- short-cut,
- shortened,
- snub,
- snubbed,
- solid,
- solidified,
- squeezed,
- strangled,
- strangulated,
- substantial,
- succinct,
- summary,
- synopsized,
- taciturn,
- terse,
- thick,
- thick-growing,
- thickset,
- tight,
- to the point,
- trimmed,
- truncated,
- viscid,
- viscose,
- viscous,
- wasp-waisted,
- wrinkled
- Spartan,
- abbreviated,
- abridged,
- abstracted,
- aposiopestic,
- bobbed,
- bobtail,
- bobtailed,
- brief,
- brusque,
- canned,
- capsule,
- capsulized,
- clamped,
- clipped,
- close,
- close-knit,
- close-textured,
- close-woven,
- compact,
- compacted,
- compendious,
- compressed,
- concentrated,
- concise,
- concrete,
- congested,
- consolidated,
- constricted,
- contracted,
- crammed,
- crammed full,
- cramped,
- crisp,
- cropped,
- crowded,
- curt,
- curtailed,
- cut,
- cut short,
- dense,
- digested,
- docked,
- elided,
- elliptic,
- epigrammatic,
- firm,
- gluey,
- gnomic,
- hard,
- heavy,
- impenetrable,
- impermeable,
- jam-packed,
- jammed,
- knitted,
- laconic,
- massive,
- mowed,
- mown,
- nipped,
- nonporous,
- packed,
- pinched,
- pinched-in,
- pithy,
- pocket,
- pointed,
- pollard,
- polled,
- potted,
- pruned,
- puckered,
- pursed,
- reaped,
- reserved,
- sententious,
- serried,
- shaved,
- sheared,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- short-cut,
- shortened,
- snub,
- snubbed,
- solid,
- solidified,
- squeezed,
- strangled,
- strangulated,
- substantial,
- succinct,
- summary,
- synopsized,
- taciturn,
- terse,
- thick,
- thick-growing,
- thickset,
- tight,
- to the point,
- trimmed,
- truncated,
- viscid,
- viscose,
- viscous,
- wasp-waisted,
- wrinkled
- lucid
collapse
- having a clear mind; "a lucid moment in his madness" related words >
- Attic,
- Ciceronian,
- all there,
- apprehensible,
- balanced,
- beaming,
- bright,
- brilliant,
- chaste,
- classic,
- clean-cut,
- clear,
- clear as crystal,
- clear as day,
- clear-cut,
- clearheaded,
- clearminded,
- cloudless,
- coherent,
- compos mentis,
- comprehensible,
- connected,
- consistent,
- crisp,
- crystal,
- crystal-clear,
- crystalline,
- defined,
- definite,
- diaphane,
- diaphanous,
- direct,
- distinct,
- easy,
- effulgent,
- elegant,
- explicit,
- express,
- fathomable,
- filmy,
- finished,
- gauzy,
- gossamer,
- gossamery,
- graceful,
- gracile,
- graspable,
- healthy-minded,
- incandescent,
- intelligible,
- knowable,
- lambent,
- light,
- light-pervious,
- lightish,
- lightsome,
- limpid,
- loud and clear,
- lucent,
- luculent,
- luminous,
- lustrous,
- mentally sound,
- natural,
- neat,
- nonopaque,
- normal,
- of sound mind,
- peekaboo,
- pellucid,
- perspicuous,
- plain,
- polished,
- pure,
- radiant,
- rational,
- reasonable,
- refined,
- refulgent,
- relucent,
- restrained,
- revealing,
- right,
- round,
- sane,
- sane-minded,
- see-through,
- semipellucid,
- semitranslucent,
- sensible,
- serene,
- sheer,
- simple,
- sound,
- sound-minded,
- straightforward,
- tasteful,
- terse,
- thin,
- together,
- translucent,
- translucid,
- transparent,
- transpicuous,
- trim,
- unaffected,
- unambiguous,
- unclouded,
- unconfused,
- unequivocal,
- univocal,
- unlabored,
- unmistakable,
- unobscured,
- well-defined,
- wholesome
- reserved
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- cool and formal in manner
- marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
- set aside for the use of a particular person or party related words >
- Olympian,
- Spartan,
- abbreviated,
- abridged,
- aloof,
- antisocial,
- aposiopestic,
- backward,
- bashful,
- blank,
- brief,
- brusque,
- ceremonious,
- chilled,
- chilly,
- clipped,
- close,
- close-lipped,
- close-tongued,
- closemouthed,
- cold,
- compact,
- compendious,
- compressed,
- concise,
- condensed,
- conserved,
- constrained,
- contracted,
- controlled,
- conventional,
- cool,
- crisp,
- curt,
- cut,
- demure,
- detached,
- diffident,
- dignified,
- discreet,
- distant,
- docked,
- elliptic,
- epigrammatic,
- expressionless,
- forbidding,
- formal,
- frigid,
- frosty,
- gnomic,
- guarded,
- held,
- held back,
- held in reserve,
- ice-cold,
- icy,
- impassive,
- impersonal,
- inaccessible,
- incommunicable,
- introverted,
- kept,
- laconic,
- modest,
- modified,
- noncommittal,
- offish,
- pithy,
- pointed,
- poker-faced,
- preserved,
- prim,
- pruned,
- put by,
- quiet,
- remote,
- removed,
- repressed,
- restrained,
- retained,
- reticent,
- retiring,
- rigid,
- saved,
- sedate,
- sententious,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- shortened,
- shrinking,
- shy,
- silent,
- spare,
- standoff,
- standoffish,
- strait-laced,
- subdued,
- succinct,
- summary,
- suppressed,
- synopsized,
- taciturn,
- terse,
- tight,
- tight-lipped,
- tights,
- to the point,
- truncated,
- unaffable,
- unapproachable,
- uncommunicative,
- uncongenial,
- undemonstrative,
- unemotional,
- unexpansive,
- ungenial,
- unresponsive,
- unsocial,
- withdrawn,
- withheld
- incisive
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- suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle" related words >
- acerb,
- acerbate,
- acerbic,
- acid,
- acidic,
- acidulent,
- acidulous,
- acrid,
- acrimonious,
- active,
- acute,
- aggressive,
- animated,
- apperceptive,
- appercipient,
- argute,
- astringent,
- astute,
- biting,
- bitter,
- brisk,
- canny,
- caustic,
- clear-cut,
- cogent,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- critical,
- cutting,
- cynical,
- discerning,
- double-edged,
- driving,
- dynamic,
- edged,
- effective,
- energetic,
- enterprising,
- enthusiastic,
- escharotic,
- farseeing,
- farsighted,
- fierce,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- foreseeing,
- foresighted,
- forethoughted,
- forethoughtful,
- full of pep,
- go-go,
- gutsy,
- harsh,
- hearty,
- imperative,
- impetuous,
- impressive,
- intense,
- ironical,
- keen,
- kinetic,
- lively,
- living,
- longheaded,
- longsighted,
- lusty,
- mettlesome,
- mordacious,
- mordant,
- nervous,
- penetrating,
- peppy,
- perceptive,
- percipient,
- perspicacious,
- perspicuous,
- piercing,
- poignant,
- powerful,
- provident,
- punchy,
- rigorous,
- robust,
- rough,
- sagacious,
- sarcastic,
- sardonic,
- scathing,
- scorching,
- sensational,
- severe,
- sharp,
- shrewd,
- sinewed,
- sinewy,
- slashing,
- smacking,
- snappy,
- spanking,
- spirited,
- stabbing,
- stinging,
- strenuous,
- strident,
- striking,
- stringent,
- strong,
- take-charge,
- take-over,
- tart,
- telling,
- terse,
- trenchant,
- understanding,
- vehement,
- vibrant,
- vigorous,
- violent,
- virulent,
- vital,
- vitriolic,
- vivacious,
- vivid,
- withering,
- zestful,
- zesty,
- zippy
- polished
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- perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"
- showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" related words >
- Attic,
- Ciceronian,
- accomplished,
- adept,
- advanced,
- ameliorated,
- archetypical,
- beautified,
- bettered,
- buffed,
- burnished,
- chaste,
- civilized,
- classic,
- clear,
- complete,
- consummate,
- converted,
- courtly,
- cultivated,
- cultured,
- dainty,
- debonair,
- delicate,
- developed,
- direct,
- discriminating,
- distingue,
- easy,
- educated,
- elegant,
- embellished,
- enhanced,
- enriched,
- excellent,
- exemplary,
- exhaustive,
- expert,
- fastidious,
- faultless,
- fine,
- finished,
- flawless,
- fully developed,
- fully realized,
- furbished,
- genteel,
- gentle,
- gentlemanlike,
- gentlemanly,
- gifted,
- glace,
- glassy,
- glazed,
- gleaming,
- glistening,
- glossy,
- graceful,
- gracile,
- gracious,
- highbred,
- impeccable,
- improved,
- lacquered,
- ladylike,
- limpid,
- lucid,
- lustrous,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- mature,
- matured,
- model,
- natural,
- neat,
- nice,
- outstanding,
- pellucid,
- perfect,
- perfected,
- perspicuous,
- plain,
- polite,
- proficient,
- pure,
- quintessential,
- refined,
- reformed,
- restrained,
- ripe,
- ripened,
- round,
- rubbed,
- satiny,
- sheeny,
- shellacked,
- shined,
- shining,
- shiny,
- silken,
- silky,
- simple,
- sleek,
- slick,
- smarmy,
- soignee,
- sophisticated,
- straightforward,
- subtle,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- tasteful,
- terse,
- thorough,
- transfigured,
- transformed,
- trim,
- unaffected,
- unlabored,
- urbane,
- varnished,
- velvety,
- virtuoso,
- well-bred,
- well-brought-up,
- well-mannered
- contracted
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- reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes" related words >
- Spartan,
- abated,
- abbreviated,
- ablated,
- abridged,
- affianced,
- agreed,
- aposiopestic,
- arranged,
- assured,
- attenuated,
- bated,
- belittled,
- betrothed,
- blank,
- blind,
- blind-alley,
- bound,
- brief,
- brusque,
- cecal,
- choked,
- choked off,
- clamped,
- clipped,
- close,
- closed,
- committed,
- compact,
- compacted,
- compendious,
- compressed,
- compromised,
- concentrated,
- concise,
- condensed,
- consolidated,
- constricted,
- consumed,
- covenanted,
- cramped,
- crisp,
- curt,
- curtailed,
- cut,
- dead,
- dead-end,
- decreased,
- deflated,
- diminished,
- dissipated,
- docked,
- dropped,
- elliptic,
- engaged,
- epigrammatic,
- eroded,
- fallen,
- gnomic,
- guaranteed,
- intended,
- knitted,
- laconic,
- less,
- lesser,
- lower,
- lowered,
- miniaturized,
- nipped,
- obligated,
- pinched,
- pinched-in,
- pithy,
- pledged,
- plighted,
- pointed,
- promised,
- pruned,
- puckered,
- pursed,
- reduced,
- reserved,
- retrenched,
- scaled-down,
- sealed,
- sententious,
- settled,
- shorn,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- shortened,
- shorter,
- shrunk,
- shrunken,
- shut,
- signed,
- smaller,
- solidified,
- squeezed,
- squeezed shut,
- stipulated,
- strangled,
- strangulated,
- succinct,
- summary,
- sworn,
- synopsized,
- taciturn,
- terse,
- tight,
- to the point,
- truncated,
- undertaken,
- underwritten,
- unopen,
- unopened,
- unvented,
- unventilated,
- warranted,
- wasp-waisted,
- watered-down,
- weakened,
- worn,
- wrinkled
- brusque
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- marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" related words >
- Spartan,
- abbreviated,
- abridged,
- abrupt,
- aggressive,
- aposiopestic,
- artless,
- bearish,
- beastly,
- bluff,
- blunt,
- brash,
- brief,
- broad,
- candid,
- cavalier,
- churlish,
- clipped,
- close,
- close-tongued,
- closemouthed,
- compact,
- compendious,
- compressed,
- concise,
- condensed,
- contracted,
- crisp,
- crusty,
- curt,
- cut,
- direct,
- discourteous,
- docked,
- downright,
- dumb,
- economical of words,
- elliptic,
- epigrammatic,
- explicit,
- forthright,
- frank,
- frankhearted,
- free,
- free-speaking,
- free-spoken,
- free-tongued,
- genuine,
- gnomic,
- gruff,
- harsh,
- heart-to-heart,
- ill-mannered,
- impolite,
- indisposed to talk,
- ingenuous,
- laconic,
- mum,
- mute,
- open,
- openhearted,
- outspoken,
- overbearing,
- pithy,
- plain,
- plain-spoken,
- pointed,
- pruned,
- quiet,
- reserved,
- rough,
- round,
- rude,
- sententious,
- severe,
- sharp,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- shortened,
- silent,
- sincere,
- snippety,
- snippy,
- snug,
- sparing of words,
- speechless,
- straight,
- straight-out,
- straightforward,
- succinct,
- summary,
- surly,
- synopsized,
- taciturn,
- terse,
- tight,
- tight-lipped,
- to the point,
- tongue-tied,
- transparent,
- truculent,
- truncated,
- unchecked,
- uncivil,
- unconstrained,
- unequivocal,
- ungracious,
- unguarded,
- unloquacious,
- unmannerly,
- unreserved,
- unrestrained,
- untalkative,
- word-bound,
- wordless
- summary
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- a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" related words >
- Spartan,
- abbreviated,
- abbreviation,
- abridged,
- abridgement,
- abridgment,
- abrupt,
- abstract,
- account,
- accounts,
- alert,
- apocope,
- aposiopestic,
- apt,
- body count,
- brief,
- brusque,
- capitulation,
- census,
- clipped,
- close,
- compact,
- compacted,
- compendious,
- compendium,
- compressed,
- compression,
- concise,
- condensation,
- condensed,
- consolidation,
- conspectus,
- contracted,
- copy,
- core,
- count,
- crisp,
- critique,
- curt,
- curtailment,
- curtal,
- curtate,
- cut,
- decisive,
- decurtate,
- digest,
- distillate,
- docked,
- drumhead,
- dwelling upon,
- elaboration,
- elision,
- ellipsis,
- elliptic,
- encapsulation,
- epigrammatic,
- epitome,
- epitomization,
- essence,
- expeditious,
- foreshortening,
- gist,
- gnomic,
- going over,
- head count,
- immediate,
- instant,
- instantaneous,
- inventory,
- iteration,
- laconic,
- little,
- low,
- main point,
- meat,
- nose count,
- outline,
- peremptory,
- perfunctory,
- pith,
- pithy,
- pointed,
- practicing,
- precis,
- prompt,
- pruned,
- punctual,
- quick,
- ready,
- reaffirmation,
- recap,
- recapitulation,
- recital,
- reckoning,
- recount,
- recountal,
- recounting,
- reduction,
- rehash,
- rehearsal,
- reissue,
- reiteration,
- repertory,
- reprint,
- reserved,
- restatement,
- resume,
- retelling,
- retrenchment,
- review,
- roundup,
- run-through,
- rundown,
- sententious,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- shortened,
- shortening,
- speedy,
- statement,
- substance,
- succinct,
- sum,
- sum and substance,
- summation,
- summing,
- summing up,
- summing-up,
- swift,
- syncope,
- synopsis,
- synopsized,
- synoptic,
- taciturn,
- telescoping,
- terse,
- tight,
- to the point,
- transient,
- truncated,
- truncation
- caustic
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- any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action related words >
- Rabelaisian,
- acerb,
- acerbate,
- acerbic,
- acid,
- acidic,
- acidulent,
- acidulous,
- acrid,
- acrimonious,
- actual cautery,
- acute,
- amaroidal,
- angry,
- antagonistic,
- antipathetic,
- arc,
- asperous,
- astringent,
- belligerent,
- biting,
- bitter,
- bitter as gall,
- bow,
- brand,
- brand iron,
- branding iron,
- brisk,
- burning,
- catacaustic,
- catenary,
- cauter,
- cauterant,
- cauterizer,
- cautery,
- choleric,
- circle,
- clashing,
- coarse,
- colliding,
- conchoid,
- conflicting,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- crisp,
- critical,
- crook,
- curl,
- curve,
- cutting,
- cynical,
- despiteful,
- destructive,
- diacaustic,
- discontented,
- double-edged,
- dry,
- edged,
- electrocautery,
- ellipse,
- embittered,
- escharotic,
- feeling evil,
- festoon,
- fierce,
- full of hate,
- hard,
- harsh,
- hateful,
- hook,
- hostile,
- hot iron,
- hyperbola,
- incisive,
- ironic,
- irritating,
- keen,
- lituus,
- lunar caustic,
- malevolent,
- malicious,
- malignant,
- mordacious,
- mordant,
- moxa,
- nose-tickling,
- out of humor,
- out of sorts,
- out of temper,
- parabola,
- penetrating,
- piercing,
- piquant,
- pithy,
- poignant,
- potential cautery,
- pungent,
- quarrelsome,
- radium,
- rancorous,
- rankled,
- repugnant,
- resentful,
- resenting,
- rigorous,
- rough,
- salty,
- sarcastic,
- sardonic,
- satiric,
- scathing,
- scorching,
- set against,
- severe,
- sharp,
- sinus,
- sore,
- sour,
- spiteful,
- splenetic,
- stabbing,
- stewing,
- stinging,
- strident,
- stringent,
- succinct,
- tart,
- terse,
- tracery,
- trenchant,
- vehement,
- venomous,
- violent,
- virulent,
- vitriolic,
- withering
- graceful
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- characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution related words >
- Attic,
- Ciceronian,
- Daedalian,
- accommodating,
- adept,
- adroit,
- aesthetic,
- aesthetically appealing,
- affable,
- agile,
- agreeable,
- apt,
- artistic,
- attentive,
- attractive,
- authoritative,
- beauteous,
- beautiful,
- bravura,
- brilliant,
- chaste,
- civil,
- civilized,
- classic,
- clean,
- clear,
- clever,
- complaisant,
- considerate,
- coordinated,
- courteous,
- courtly,
- crack,
- crackerjack,
- cultivated,
- cultured,
- cunning,
- cute,
- daedal,
- dainty,
- deferential,
- deft,
- delicate,
- dexterous,
- dextrous,
- diplomatic,
- direct,
- discriminating,
- easy,
- elegant,
- endowed with beauty,
- excellent,
- expert,
- exquisite,
- eye-filling,
- facile,
- fair,
- fancy,
- fastidious,
- featly,
- fine,
- finished,
- fleet,
- flowerlike,
- flowing,
- fluent,
- fluid,
- good,
- goodish,
- gracile,
- gracious,
- handsome,
- handy,
- heavy,
- ingenious,
- light,
- light-footed,
- limpid,
- lissome,
- lithe,
- lovely,
- lucid,
- magisterial,
- mannerly,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- natural,
- neat,
- neat-fingered,
- neat-handed,
- nice,
- nimble,
- nimble-footed,
- no mean,
- obliging,
- peart,
- pellucid,
- perspicuous,
- plain,
- pleasing,
- polished,
- polite,
- politic,
- pretty,
- professional,
- proficient,
- pulchritudinous,
- pure,
- quick,
- quite some,
- ready,
- refined,
- resourceful,
- respectful,
- restrained,
- round,
- simple,
- skillful,
- slick,
- smooth,
- solicitous,
- some,
- sophisticated,
- sprightly,
- spry,
- statesmanlike,
- straightforward,
- stylish,
- suave,
- subtle,
- supple,
- sure-footed,
- tactful,
- tasteful,
- terse,
- the compleat,
- the complete,
- thoughtful,
- trim,
- tripping,
- unaffected,
- unlabored,
- urbane,
- virtuoso,
- well-done,
- well-mannered,
- workmanlike
- snug
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- well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"
- offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout" related words >
- airtight,
- airworthy,
- anal,
- autistic,
- bashful,
- bold,
- brief,
- brusque,
- burrow,
- casual,
- cheerful,
- chipper,
- close,
- close-tongued,
- closemouthed,
- comfortable,
- comfy,
- commodious,
- compact,
- concise,
- contented,
- convenient,
- cosy,
- cozy,
- croodle,
- cuddle,
- curt,
- cushioned,
- cushiony,
- cushy,
- dinky,
- dissociable,
- dumb,
- dustproof,
- dusttight,
- easeful,
- easy,
- economical of words,
- fast,
- firm,
- fit for sea,
- friendly,
- gasproof,
- gastight,
- hermetic,
- hermetically sealed,
- homelike,
- homely,
- homey,
- homish,
- incompatible,
- indisposed to talk,
- insociable,
- intimate,
- laconic,
- lightproof,
- lighttight,
- lived-in,
- luxurious,
- mopey,
- mopish,
- morose,
- mum,
- mute,
- neat,
- nestle,
- nongregarious,
- nuzzle,
- oilproof,
- oiltight,
- orderly,
- peaceful,
- plain,
- quiet,
- rainproof,
- raintight,
- relaxing,
- reposeful,
- restful,
- roomy,
- sea-kindly,
- sealed,
- seaworthy,
- self-contained,
- self-sufficient,
- sheltered,
- shipshape,
- short,
- shut fast,
- silent,
- simple,
- sleek,
- slick,
- smart,
- smokeproof,
- smoketight,
- snug down,
- snug up,
- socially incompatible,
- soft,
- sparing of words,
- speechless,
- spick-and-span,
- spruce,
- staunch,
- stiff,
- stormproof,
- stormtight,
- sullen,
- taciturn,
- tender,
- terse,
- tidy,
- tight,
- tight-lipped,
- tongue-tied,
- trig,
- trim,
- tuck in,
- unclubbable,
- uncluttered,
- uncommunicative,
- uncompanionable,
- uncongenial,
- unfriendly,
- ungenial,
- unloquacious,
- unpretending,
- unsociable,
- unsocial,
- untalkative,
- warm,
- water-repellant,
- waterproof,
- watertight,
- weatherly,
- well-cared-for,
- well-groomed,
- well-to-do,
- windproof,
- windtight,
- word-bound,
- wordless
- sententious
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- abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes related words >
- Gongoresque,
- Johnsonian,
- Spartan,
- abbreviated,
- abridged,
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- affected,
- allegorical,
- aphoristic,
- aposiopestic,
- associational,
- axiomatic,
- bedizened,
- big-sounding,
- brief,
- brusque,
- cautionary,
- clipped,
- close,
- compact,
- compendious,
- compressed,
- concise,
- condensed,
- connotational,
- connotative,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- contracted,
- convoluted,
- crisp,
- curt,
- cut,
- declamatory,
- definable,
- denotational,
- denotative,
- didactic,
- directive,
- docked,
- elevated,
- elliptic,
- eloquent,
- epigrammatic,
- euphuistic,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- expressive,
- extended,
- extensional,
- facund,
- figurative,
- flamboyant,
- flaming,
- flashy,
- flaunting,
- formulaic,
- formulistic,
- full of meaning,
- full of point,
- full of substance,
- fulsome,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- gnomic,
- grandiloquent,
- grandiose,
- grandisonant,
- high-flowing,
- high-flown,
- high-flying,
- high-sounding,
- highfalutin,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- indicative,
- inkhorn,
- instructive,
- intelligible,
- intensional,
- interpretable,
- labyrinthine,
- laconic,
- lexiphanic,
- lofty,
- lurid,
- magniloquent,
- meaning,
- meaningful,
- meaty,
- meretricious,
- metaphorical,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moralistic,
- orotund,
- ostentatious,
- overdone,
- overelaborate,
- overinvolved,
- overwrought,
- pedantic,
- piquant,
- pithy,
- platitudinous,
- pointed,
- pompous,
- preachy,
- pregnant,
- pretentious,
- proverbial,
- pruned,
- pungent,
- readable,
- recommendatory,
- referential,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- reserved,
- rhetorical,
- rich,
- sensational,
- sensationalistic,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- shortened,
- showy,
- significant,
- significative,
- sonorous,
- stilted,
- substantial,
- succinct,
- suggestive,
- summary,
- symbolic,
- synopsized,
- taciturn,
- tall,
- terse,
- tight,
- to the point,
- tortuous,
- transferred,
- truncated,
- warning
- restrained
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- under restraint related words >
- Attic,
- Ciceronian,
- Olympian,
- aesthetic,
- aloof,
- arrested,
- artistic,
- aseptic,
- backward,
- barred,
- bashful,
- beleaguered,
- beset,
- besieged,
- blank,
- blockaded,
- bound,
- bridled,
- cabined,
- caged,
- chaste,
- chastened,
- chilled,
- chilly,
- choice,
- classic,
- clear,
- cloistered,
- closed-in,
- cold,
- confined,
- constrained,
- controlled,
- cool,
- cooped,
- cordoned,
- cordoned off,
- corralled,
- cramped,
- cribbed,
- curbed,
- detached,
- direct,
- discreet,
- distant,
- easy,
- elegant,
- enclosed,
- excellent,
- expressionless,
- fenced,
- finished,
- forbidding,
- frigid,
- frosty,
- frugal,
- graceful,
- gracile,
- guarded,
- hedged,
- hemmed,
- hushed,
- icy,
- immured,
- impassive,
- impersonal,
- imprisoned,
- in check,
- in control,
- in good taste,
- in hand,
- in leading strings,
- in remission,
- inaccessible,
- incarcerated,
- incommunicable,
- inhibited,
- introverted,
- jailed,
- leaguered,
- limited,
- limpid,
- lucid,
- measured,
- mewed,
- moderate,
- modest,
- natural,
- neat,
- noncommittal,
- of choice,
- of quality,
- offish,
- on leash,
- paled,
- pellucid,
- penned,
- pent-up,
- perspicuous,
- plain,
- pleasing,
- polished,
- pure,
- quarantined,
- quelled,
- quiet,
- railed,
- reasonable,
- refined,
- remote,
- removed,
- repressed,
- reserved,
- retarded,
- reticent,
- retiring,
- round,
- shrinking,
- shut-in,
- simple,
- slowed down,
- sober,
- softened,
- sparing,
- stable,
- standoff,
- standoffish,
- stinting,
- straightforward,
- subdued,
- suppressed,
- tasteful,
- tasty,
- temperate,
- tempered,
- terse,
- trim,
- unaffable,
- unaffected,
- unapproachable,
- uncongenial,
- undemonstrative,
- under control,
- under discipline,
- under restraint,
- understated,
- unexcessive,
- unexpansive,
- unextreme,
- ungenial,
- unlabored,
- unobtrusive,
- walled,
- walled-in,
- well-chosen,
- withdrawn
- pungent
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- strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber" related words >
- Attic,
- acerb,
- acerbate,
- acerbic,
- acescent,
- acid,
- acrid,
- acrimonious,
- acute,
- afflictive,
- agonizing,
- amaroidal,
- aphoristic,
- aromatic,
- asperous,
- astringent,
- atrocious,
- axiomatic,
- barbed,
- biting,
- bitter,
- bitter as gall,
- brilliant,
- caustic,
- clever,
- coarse,
- consuming,
- crab,
- crabbed,
- cramping,
- crisp,
- cruel,
- cutting,
- deafening,
- distressing,
- droll,
- dry,
- epigrammatic,
- escharotic,
- exciting,
- excruciating,
- facetious,
- flavorful,
- formulaic,
- formulistic,
- funny,
- gnawing,
- gnomic,
- grave,
- green,
- griping,
- hard,
- harrowing,
- harsh,
- hot,
- humorous,
- humorsome,
- hurtful,
- hurting,
- incisive,
- intense,
- irritating,
- jesting,
- jocose,
- jocular,
- joking,
- joky,
- joshing,
- keen,
- keen-witted,
- lively,
- loud,
- mordant,
- nimble-witted,
- nose-piercing,
- nose-tickling,
- oppressive,
- painful,
- paroxysmal,
- penetrating,
- peppery,
- peppy,
- pickled,
- piercing,
- piquant,
- pithy,
- platitudinous,
- poignant,
- pointed,
- proverbial,
- provocative,
- quick-witted,
- racking,
- racy,
- rapier-like,
- reeking,
- rich,
- rough,
- salt,
- salty,
- sapid,
- sarcastic,
- scathing,
- scintillating,
- seasoned,
- sec,
- sententious,
- severe,
- sharp,
- shooting,
- smart,
- snappy,
- sour,
- sour as vinegar,
- soured,
- sourish,
- sparkling,
- spasmatic,
- spasmic,
- spasmodic,
- spicy,
- spirited,
- sprightly,
- stabbing,
- stern,
- stimulating,
- stinging,
- strong,
- strong-scented,
- strong-smelling,
- succinct,
- suffocating,
- tangy,
- tart,
- tartish,
- tasty,
- terse,
- thundering,
- tormenting,
- torturous,
- trenchant,
- uninteresting,
- unripe,
- unsweet,
- unsweetened,
- upsetting,
- vinegarish,
- vinegary,
- vitriolic,
- vivacious,
- whimsical,
- witty,
- zesty
- classical
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- of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times related words >
- Attic,
- Ciceronian,
- Gothic,
- Greek,
- Latin,
- Roman,
- Victorian,
- absolute,
- aesthetic,
- antediluvian,
- antiquated,
- antique,
- archaic,
- archetypical,
- arrant,
- artistic,
- authoritative,
- belletristic,
- capital,
- champion,
- chaste,
- choice,
- classic,
- clear,
- common,
- commonplace,
- complete,
- consummate,
- crass,
- decided,
- definitive,
- developed,
- direct,
- downright,
- easy,
- egregious,
- elegant,
- established,
- everyday,
- excellent,
- exemplary,
- expert,
- famous,
- fine,
- finished,
- flagrant,
- fossil,
- fossilized,
- fully developed,
- garden,
- garden-variety,
- glaring,
- graceful,
- gracile,
- gross,
- grown old,
- homely,
- homespun,
- household,
- ideal,
- in good taste,
- influential,
- intolerable,
- limpid,
- literary,
- lucid,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- matter-of-fact,
- mature,
- matured,
- medieval,
- mid-Victorian,
- model,
- natural,
- neat,
- nondescript,
- of choice,
- of other times,
- of quality,
- old-world,
- ordinary,
- out-and-out,
- outright,
- paradigmatic,
- pellucid,
- perfect,
- perfected,
- perspicuous,
- petrified,
- plain,
- pleasing,
- polished,
- positive,
- precedential,
- precious,
- prime,
- proficient,
- profound,
- pronounced,
- proper,
- prosaic,
- prosy,
- prototypal,
- pure,
- pure and simple,
- quiet,
- quintessential,
- rank,
- refined,
- regular,
- representative,
- restrained,
- ripe,
- ripened,
- round,
- serious,
- shattering,
- shocking,
- simple,
- standard,
- stark,
- stark-staring,
- straightforward,
- subdued,
- superannuated,
- superior,
- superlative,
- surpassing,
- tasteful,
- terse,
- the veriest,
- thorough,
- thoroughgoing,
- top,
- top-notch,
- total,
- traditional,
- trim,
- typical,
- unaffected,
- unbearable,
- unconscionable,
- undeniable,
- understated,
- unequivocal,
- unlabored,
- unmitigated,
- unobtrusive,
- unqualified,
- unrelieved,
- unspoiled,
- utter,
- weighty,
- well-chosen,
- workaday,
- workday
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