SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
verbose
adjective
Using more words than needed.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Using excessive words
Closest synonyms
Related words and expressions
These extend or explain the idea and may require a different sentence structure.
Usage distinction
Return to topVerbose criticizes expression that uses too many words. Loquacious describes a talkative person, while circumlocutory emphasizes indirect wording.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See verbose in use
The editor shortened a verbose explanation without losing its meaning.
An environmental history seminar asked students to explain a map they had created from fictional planning records. Nora's first draft was verbose, spending several paragraphs on the order in which she had opened the files before identifying the question her map addressed.
Compare an alternative with the original word in each passage. Shared meanings do not make every pair interchangeable.
Synonym reference scope and sources
The groups distinguish the senses selected for this study entry. Closest synonyms and broader related expressions have separate labels. The listed sources support lexical selection; not every phrase is a direct quotation from a source.
How the synonym reference was prepared / WordNet 3.0 license