APHORISTIC Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

aphoristic

adjective

Definition of aphoristic

as in concise

marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning retorted with the aphoristic comment, "No one said life is fair"

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Recent Examples of aphoristic The script, written by Lowery, is filled with aphoristic barbs, especially from Sam. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026

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The concise and approachable show is divided into four thematic sections encapsulating the Sea Beyond project’s educational scope.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Be concise—present core insights in 10 minutes, save five for discussion.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of concise

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This episode notably lacked any nod to Trump, though mentions of the president as a whole have been brief compared to the previous season, when the president was the show’s focal point for absurd antics.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
The questions came after Zacharia made a brief debut to the media on Tuesday, taking just three questions from reporters after reading off a script.

— Michael Birnbaum The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of brief

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The judge considered hundreds of pages of evidence and testimony from San Diego officials, homeowners and their lawyers and determined that the city had not met the burden for what is called summary adjudication in any of the five causes of actions.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Such rights obviously do not include summary execution at sea.

— Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025

Definition of summary

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The final section contains a collection of Akbar’s epigrammatic sayings.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
But these perfect, epigrammatic fragments almost always communicate some sort of longing, if not for a better life, then for a more convincingly stoic face to wear through it.

— Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025

Definition of epigrammatic

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