Synonyms & related words for laconic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of laconic — including terse, curt, succinct, pithy, sententious, concise. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to laconic

Explore words related to laconic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include laconicism, laconism, laconically, sententiousness, terseness, apothegmatic, epigrammatical, succinctness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for laconic

Common synonyms for laconic include terse, curt, succinct, pithy, sententious, concise, epigrammatic, compendious — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does laconic come from?

The word laconic breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root lacon-, from Greek lakon (“Spartan (terse)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.