SHORT-SPOKEN Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

short-spoken

adjective

ˈshȯrt-ˌspō-kən

Definition of short-spoken

as in blunt

being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner don't expect much information or friendly chitchat from the short-spoken villagers

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Adjective

In the photo, Hargitay leaned out of a car window, showing off a tousled blunt bob with golden ends, styled in a deep side part.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 5 July 2026
Gupta considers the blanket rent freeze a blunt tool that doesn't adequately address the affordability crisis.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of blunt

Adjective

Germany's World Cup run came to an abrupt end in the Round of 32 after a 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Paraguay.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Naval liaison groups have yet to comment on the abrupt U-turns, although the Joint Maritime Intelligence Center repeated on Sunday that Iranian forces continue to harass shipping.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of abrupt

Adjective

Abraham Lincoln furiously scribbled in Springfield on June 27, 1858, firing off a gruff note to the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Press & Tribune, then in business for only 11 years.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
But Rose bet that a less gruff voice, ultimately Mike Brown’s, was required to win it all.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026

Definition of gruff

Adjective

After three minutes of routine and relatively curt responses, Redick was asked about the difficulty of closing a team out in a playoff series.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 1 May 2026
There are at least three potential James Bonds among these actors, and each displays his own brand of curt, strapping charm.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of curt

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