Identify the word that is opposite in meaning to the word SUCCINCT:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Verbose
Succinct means expressed in a few clear words, brief and to the point. Its antonym is verbose.
Example: Her succinct answer covered everything in two lines.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Concise | short and clear (a synonym of succinct) | Write a concise summary of the chapter. |
| (2) Extravagant | spending or using too much, especially money, or going beyond reasonable limits (it is not about the length of speech or writing) | They threw an extravagant party for the wedding. |
| (3) Verbose (answer) | using more words than are needed, long-winded (saying much in few words and saying little in many words are opposites) | The verbose report ran to fifty pages but said very little. |
| (4) Abrupt | sudden, or short and rude in manner (it is close to brief, not its opposite) | The meeting came to an abrupt end. |
| Synonyms of succinct: concise, brief, terse, pithy Antonyms of succinct: verbose, wordy, long-winded, rambling Also asked in CUET (UG): succinct – 22-05-2026 Slot 2, 21-05-2025 Slot 2, 19-07-2024 Slot 1 verbose – 22-05-2026 Slot 2, 14-05-2026 Slot 1, 28-05-2025 Slot 1, 23-05-2025 Slot 1, 08-06-2023 Slot 3, 23-08-2022 Slot 1 |