prolix Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- voluble
- circuitous
- redundant
- logorrheic
- windy
- conversational
- long-winded
- communicative
- garrulous
- circumlocutory
- pleonastic
- exaggerated
- loquacious
- diffuse
Weak:
Strongest:
- epigrammatic
- crisp
- compact
- sententious
- concise
- compact
- pithy
- concise
- terse
- crisp
- brief
- succinct
- aphoristic
- epigrammatic
- terse
- pithy
- aphoristic
- brief
- sententious
- succinct
- short
- short
Strong:
- condensed
- abbreviated
- compendious
- laconic
- condensed
- abridged
- summary
- abbreviated
- compendious
- summary
- abridged
- laconic
Weak:
prolix Meaning
prolix (a)
tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
FAQs About the word prolix
tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
rambling, verbose, wordy, talkative, voluble, circuitous, redundant, logorrheic, windy, conversational
epigrammatic, crisp, compact, sententious,concise, compact, pithy, concise, terse, crisp
His prolix speech left the audience bored and restless, longing for a succinct conclusion.
The prolix nature of the report made it difficult for readers to discern the main points.
The author's prolix writing style, filled with unnecessary details, detracted from the clarity of the narrative.
Despite the editor's efforts to condense the manuscript, it remained overly prolix and verbose.
