long-winded (Meaning)
long-winded (s)
using or containing too many words
long-winded (a.)
Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker.
Synonyms & Antonyms of long-winded
Synonyms:
- wordy
- diffuse
- communicative
- garrulous
- verbose
- windy
- pleonastic
- redundant
- conversational
- circuitous
- circumlocutory
- prolix
- exaggerated
- talkative
Antonyms:
long-winded Sentence Examples
- The professor's long-winded lecture put the students to sleep.
- The politician's long-winded speech dragged on for hours.
- The lawyer's long-winded closing argument left the jury exhausted.
- The report was so long-winded that no one could finish reading it.
- The article was full of long-winded sentences that made it hard to understand.
- The salesperson's long-winded pitch for the product went on for 30 minutes.
- The movie was so long-winded that it felt like it would never end.
- The instructions were so long-winded that it took me an hour to assemble the product.
- The novel was so long-winded that I had to take breaks throughout the day to finish it.
- The meeting was so long-winded that I lost track of what we were discussing.
FAQs About the word long-winded
using or containing too many wordsLong-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker.
rambling, wordy, diffuse, communicative, garrulous, verbose, windy, pleonastic, redundant, conversational
concise, pithy, crisp, short,succinct, short, succinct, terse, crisp, terse
The professor's long-winded lecture put the students to sleep.
The politician's long-winded speech dragged on for hours.
The lawyer's long-winded closing argument left the jury exhausted.
The report was so long-winded that no one could finish reading it.
