Choose the most appropriate antonym for the word: Concise
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Verbose
Concise means saying what is needed in few words, brief and to the point. Its antonym is verbose.
Example: Write a concise summary of the chapter in fifty words.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Wrong | not correct (a concise answer can be right or wrong, so it is not the opposite of concise) | He gave the wrong address to the driver. |
| (2) Smooth | even, without roughness, or easy and without problems (it says nothing about the number of words) | The new road is very smooth. |
| (3) Precise | exact and accurate (close in meaning to concise, not opposite) | Give me the precise time of the meeting. |
| (4) Verbose (answer) | using more words than needed, wordy (few words against too many words) | His verbose speech made the audience restless. |
| Synonyms of concise: brief, succinct, terse, pithy Antonyms of concise: verbose, wordy, lengthy, long-winded Also asked in CUET (UG): verbose – 22-05-2026 Slot 2, 14-05-2026 Slot 1, 23-05-2025 Slot 1, 19-05-2025 Slot 1, 08-06-2023 Slot 3, 23-08-2022 Slot 1 |